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Is 'Theranos' still copyrighted / trademarked, or can it be freely used now?
by richardfey 5y ago
Is 'Theranos' still copyrighted / trademarked, or can it be freely used now?
- anshumankmr 5y agoWho would want to use it?
- luckystarr 5y agoCrypto ransomnists perhaps?
- anshumankmr 5y agoCrypto Ransomnists? What are those? Somebody who install malware and ask for crypto as ransom. Is that it?
- luckystarr 5y agoYeah. Malware is installed and all your data is encrypted. The ransomnists then demand Bitcoins to decrypt it again. The more revenue you have as a company, the higher the ransom.
- xdennis 5y agoSee: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29789279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29789279
- anshumankmr 5y agoMemorabilia is different from using the brand name. Like I don't imagine we will be seeing a Theranos brand being slapped on medicines anytime soon (or at least that is what I thought the parent comment was asking about). That being said, I would hope the Theranos brand is sold and it assets liquidated to repay every person who had a fraudulent test result.
- richardfey 5y agoI was thinking that it would make for a cool EvilCorp in a game story
- anshumankmr 5y agoElizabeth Holmes and Theranos will likely be parodied. Hell, make a parody of her as a villain for Far Cry 7. Or if GTA VI really is in development, I bet a character like her will be featured somewhere.
- richardfey 5y agoI already got Fallout 4 Institute vibes back then when I started reading about the criminal mishaps