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From: cenkl@linus.UUCP (Michal Cenkl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: I Hereby Copywrite the Phrase "Next Year"
Summary: what value a copyWrite...
Keywords: copyWrite copyright trademark
Message-ID: <41423@linus.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 88 18:02:15 GMT
References: <1168@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Reply-To: cenkl@linus.UUCP (Michal Cenkl)
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA
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In article <1168@helios.ee.lbl.gov> forrest@ux1.lbl.gov (Jon Forrest) writes:
>In an attempt to prevent abuse in advertising, I hereby
>copywrite the phrase "Next Year". If NeXT wants to use
>this phrase in their litterature they should contact me.
>
>Jon Forrest		Lawrence Berkeley Lab., 486-4991
>forrest@lbl.gov			(internet)
>ucbvax!lbl-csam!ux1!forrest	(uucp)
>FORREST@LBL			(bitnet)

Hmmm... not certain what value your netstatement would have even if you had
declared that you had trademarked the phrase unless you had actually
applied for and been granted a registered trademark.

-mike