On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Eric Thomas wrote:
>As a  rule of thumb, anything  that is published is  subject to trademark
>claims. I don't know what the courts  would think about a name used in an
>electronic  discussion group  that is  not  open to  the general  public,
>however if  a magazine decides  to publish subscription  instructions for
>your list, there's a very good chance that this will count as publishing.
>I would change the name.
 
 The list is open to general public and anyone interested in the subject
 matter of the list can subscribe. The list is not commercial and it is run
 on *.edu LISTSERV.
 Does this make a difference?
 
 I'm still wondering: how many lists are out there in the similar
 situation?
 
sincerely,
Mentor