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facebook may be a bad example. they named themselves after a generic directory that many colleges have been giving out for decades.
by spinlock 11y ago
facebook may be a bad example. they named themselves after a generic directory that many colleges have been giving out for decades.
- smt88 11y agoSee also: YellowPages.com, Salesforce.com, etc. Just because something exists in real life (and used to describe a non-digital version of the same thing) doesn't mean it can't then be trademarked.
- spinlock 11y agoSum had to change the name of its yellow pages application to nis because yellow pages is copy righted. You don't seem to be very well informed.