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Are you going to add this disclaimer to everything you do now, or is the idea to just take the name over with your capital? It's their name that they've establi

by slikts 8y ago

Are you going to add this disclaimer to everything you do now, or is the idea to just take the name over with your capital? It's their name that they've established by being a prolific, well-respected developer; it was also the only search result for it before you appeared, because it's a unique name without an another established meaning. There's no explanation for why you'd choose it outside of not doing due dilligence or just lack of morals.

eli 8y ago
That's ridiculous. A new platform for journalism can't share a name with a popular Node developer? Even actual trademarks only apply across a category of similar products.
- mirimir 8y ago
  So, for example, "Ruby fibers" are not chromium-doped alumina abrasives. And indeed, one might see both on HN :)
- slikts 8y ago
  You jump to arguing legality, but morality comes before that, or should anyway, particularly because it's a company vs an individual.
abowlofpetunias 8y ago
That is some pretty extreme jumping to conclusions...
- slikts 8y ago
  Yet you don't mention an alternative explanation.
  - ericschmidt 8y ago
    Found James Halliday lmao