Re: G.U.E. Technical Institute
03 Apr 1995 10:13:28 GMT
It is not possible to copyright a short phrase or name. It *is*
possible to make a phrase into a trademark, but if Activision or Infocom
had done this, then the Lost Treasures of Infocom documentation would
have had the trademark (superscript TM) or registered trademark
(R-in-a-circle) symbol whenever the word `G.U.E' appeared. I do not
recall seeing any such marks on the LTOI docs.
So go ahead, call your BBS `GUE Tech'. If Activision sues, then so
what? Apologise and promise not to do it again.
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Gareth Rees
In search of: revision-tracking software for MS Word documents.