[Mimedefang] spam now a registered trademark for downloadable software by Hormel
Charles Mount
cmount at csc.com
Tue May 24 14:24:01 EDT 2005
You have to remember that using the term spam to refer to unwanted email
and ham to refer to wanted email is basically a put-down of the Hormel
product SPAM. It is clear that the email term is a reference to their
product, not an independently arrived at term.
To Hormel this is a severe threat to their brand-name recognition and
reputation.
"James Ebright"
<jebright To: mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com
@esisnet.com> cc:
Sent by: Subject: Re: [Mimedefang] spam now a registered trademark for downloadable
mimedefang-bounc software by Hormel
es
05/24/2005 09:46
AM
Please respond
to mimedefang
This refers to thier meat byproduct in a can and is in all caps (SPAM),
when
referring to UCE you should only cap the first letter or do it in all lower
case.
And yes, SPAM (c)Hormel way pre-dates even ARPANET and Hormel does defend
their trademark fairly religiously (and they should).
Jim
On Mon, 23 May 2005 21:46:37 +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote
> The wonderful world of software patents and trademarks
>
> http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76586902
>
> Now time to avoid to offer "anti-spam" solutions / software :} Hormel
> could that treat hostile.
>
> Alexander
>
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