On  Thu, 7  Jan 2010  14:38:21 -0500  Gilles Frydman  <[log in to unmask]>
said:
 
>I have a  follow up question. Can  we copyright the names  we create for
>the lists?
 
You can't *copyright* a name, however you can trademark it.
 
>If we start a monthly newsletter, distributed uniquely through listserv,
>can  we  claim  the  paternity  of the  name  used  to  distribute  that
>newsletter?
 
If it is used  in interstate commerce, under US laws  you can register it
as a  trademark. Most  countries work  similarly, minus  the "interstate"
business which I never really understood.
 
  Eric