Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:59:12 -0500
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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
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