[Noisebridge-discuss] A Sad day for replicator wednesday....

Martin Bogomolni martinbogo at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 21:26:56 UTC 2012


Look, you're not selling a product.  This isn't going to fall afoul of
the trademark.  The trademark is valid as a logo, and as a name for a
specific object in a specific font, used a specific way.

Non-issue.

-M

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Elijah Post <elijahpost at gmail.com> wrote:
> You can't copyright a common noun! (right?)
>
> Also, we never called it the CupCake CNC Wednesday or the Thing-o-Matic
> Wednesday.
>
> I'm very angry at the world right now.
>
> Also, Ruttermeister, do you find the form factor amusing?
>
> I say it stays called "Replicator Wednesday".
>
> I want to punch something right now.
>
> </rant>
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> If we were using the name before and we continue to use it, they can't
>> stop us from using it. I also know they wouldn't. But it would be amusing if
>> they did.
>>
>> On Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM, "The Ruttmeister" <typeafab at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, for starters 'Replicator' is now a trademark of Makerbot inc.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 9, 6:20 pm, Peter <peter.b.harring... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Excuse my ignorance but why do you think you need to change the name,
>>> > it's
>>> > not like it's called: "The Makerbot Replicator Wednesday".
>>>
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