[Noisebridge-discuss] Five Minutes of Fame - January 21st, 2010 8pm

[Lee Sonko]

> But did they actually file the trademark?  I'm thinking not.

Ha, I will go ahead and write it, IANAL. I am a business owner and I read.
You don't ''need'' to file and get a registered trademark if you defend your
product's name diligently and consistantly. Just saying "This is
Trademarked" is worth something. Of course, if it becomes a big product,
spending the $2-10k on a registration is worth it. Whoever can prove first
first gets a leg up; that's the important bit I was referring to in my
previous email. 





> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Menerick [mailto:john.menerick at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:41 PM
> To: Lee Sonko
> Cc: Sai Emrys; aestetix aestetix; NoiseBridge Discuss
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Five Minutes of Fame - 
> January 21st, 2010 8pm
> 
> But did they actually file the trademark?  I'm thinking not.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jan 19, 2010, at 15:17, "Lee Sonko" <leelist at lee.org> wrote:
> 
> > That's odd. The NMC.org homepage shows that they've been holding 
> > "trademarked" 5mof events since 2004. But I can't find any 
> reference 
> > to NMC.org's 5mof events with a casual search on archive.org.
> >
> > I mean, they talk about the same things.... For instance, here's 
> > mention of the NMC 2008 Summer Conference 
> (http://www.nmc.org/vodcast/ 
> > 2008-5mof). But the version from 2008 doesn't mention any 5mof-ness 
> > 
> (http://web.archive.org/web/20080415180408/www.nmc.org/2008-summer-con
> > ferenc
> > e)
> >
> >
> > Same for the 2007 conference
> > * current version http://www.nmc.org/vodcast/2007-5mof
> > * 2008 version
> > 
> http://web.archive.org/web/20080423023931/www.nmc.org/keyword/nmc2007
> >
> >
> >
> > Just sayin.
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > This upcoming Noisebridge 5mof looks like it'll be awesome!
> >
> > Lee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net
> >> [mailto:noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net] 
> On Behalf 
> >> Of Sai Emrys
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:32 PM
> >> To: aestetix aestetix
> >> Cc: noisebridge-announce; NoiseBridge Discuss
> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Five Minutes of Fame - January 
> >> 21st,2010 8pm
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:06 PM, aestetix aestetix 
> >> <aestetix at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Note: We've received a cease and desist letter from someone who's 
> >>> already using this name; we have been in contact with the
> >> EFF, and are
> >>> responding accordingly.
> >>
> >> Ooh, ooh, who is it?
> >>
> >> So many options.
> >> http://www.nmc.org/5mof
> >> http://5minutesfame.com/
> >> http://five-minutes-of-fame.blogspot.com/
> >> http://www.myspace.com/fiveminutesoffamenj
> >> http://www.dailynebraskan.com/multimedia/5-minutes-of-fame-tre
> >> vor-richards-1.2114418
> >> http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/barlowgirl/5minutesoffame.html
> >> http://www.thesixtyone.com/actofcongress/song/FiveMinutesofFam
> >> e/ZajjCwWjdmO/
> >> http://ignite.oreilly.com/
> >>
> >> I wonder which one thought their version was sufficiently 
> original to 
> >> merit trademark protection?
> >>
> >> - Sai
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