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There's a problem with Apple using the iTV name: there is a television network in the UK called ITV which would take (surely justified) legal action: http://ww

• nostromo 16y ago
  Tell that to Cisco's iPhone or Fujitsu's iPad. :-)
  • cstross 16y ago
    It's not just a TV network in the UK, it's the biggest network. ITV is the #1 commercial channel, has been around for roughly 50 years, and viewing figures exceed BBC 1, the BBC's flagship channel. They are, in fact, the 500lb gorilla of British television. IIRC The Register reported last week that ITV's lawyers were already seeking a high court injunction restraining Apple from using the name. And it's still only a rumour. The trademarks Apple stomped on recently -- like iPad or iPhone -- were for marginal/semi-abandoned products. The core trademark (the actual name) of a major media corporation is something else entirely. ITV will fight to the death over this, and they're big enough to give Apple a black eye.