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Not that anyone was asking, but it turns out that unlike "tweeting" [0], "pinning" [1] is not a trademarked activity so people should feel free to "pin" to thei
by zuminator 5y ago
Not that anyone was asking, but it turns out that unlike "tweeting" [0], "pinning" [1] is not a trademarked activity so people should feel free to "pin" to their heart's content on their self-hosted solutions.
[0] https://www.mandourlaw.com/twitter-wins-rights-tweet-trademark/ https://www.mandourlaw.com/twitter-wins-rights-tweet-tradema...
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/26/pinterest-loses-pin-trademark-battles-in-us-and-uk/ https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/26/pinterest-loses-pin-tradem...
- themodelplumber 5y agoJust as long as the official definition of pinning includes "completely taking over search engine results and driving visitors toward UX that will make them wonder which version of the web _this_ is supposed to be," let's all pin away... (Historical reference, not intended as sarcasm)
- ROARosen 5y agoAnother hilarious Pinterest trademark case: https://web.archive.org/web/20210413170119/https://niftylettuce.com/posts/does-pinterest-own-the-word-pin/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210413170119/https://niftylett...