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To begin with, you've got a very narrow set of people who would even discover this project. Now intersect that with the people who will reliably miss context cl

To begin with, you've got a very narrow set of people who would even discover this project. Now intersect that with the people who will reliably miss context clues ("shitty network connections") to get a joke, and the set becomes even narrower.

colejohnson66 4y ago
Legally, it doesn’t matter. Trademark law (not copyright) requires active enforcement to keep yours. So, even if it’s a joke, the act of making a networking related thing while Comcast has a trademark in that category is enough to make their lawyers wake up.
- mypalmike 4y ago
  Perhaps being on the front page of HN will be the catalyst which leads to the lawyers being informed.
- wumpus 4y ago
  Comcast has to actively enforce against ISPs or network providers. Comcast the ISP doesn't have to actively enforce against Comcast brand tires or Comcast brand coffee. A lot of people are confused about this, and big companies use "we have to actively enforce" as an excuse to crush companies in unrelated fields. But you don't.
  - bee_rider 4y ago
    "Duty to police" seems up there with "requirement to maximize profits" in the realm of excuses to indulge in the sort of bad behavior that execs are fond of.
dylan604 4y ago
Yes, but once the lawsuit does come, which lets face it will come (at least a C&D), the dev(s) can have all of the tech trade rags/blogs/forums/etc paste it all over as news. Then, they'll become internet famous. At the end of the day, they probably know they'll have to change the name and are probably hoping for it just for the publicity. Let it live as long as it can, then ride the wave
- mh- 4y ago
  > which lets face it will come I've had this project starred for at least 7 years, so perhaps Comcast legal has more of a sense of humor than we're giving them credit for.
  - ThunderSizzle 4y ago
    Or they just don't know about it and/or they have bigger fish to fry first. Trademark and copyright tend to requirement historic evidence of enforcement to be enforceable in the future. If they fail to enforce this and it's significantly in the public sphere, it could be used as evidence the trademark and copyright no longer apply, depending on the judge.
    - mh- 4y ago
      Perhaps. I wouldn't have named my project this, either, just for the avoidance of an eventual headache. But I find it unlikely this hasn't been flagged to their legal by now.
      - dylan604 4y ago
        Instead of the typical HN hug of death, mabye it'll be the HN Eye of Sauron that is the ultimate reaction to making the front page. <shrugs> However, if you do get the eventual C&D, you might as well tweet about it and get another 15mins of fame! *Edit, if you think that a corporate legal team is allowed to display a sense of humor, you'd be very mistaken. Sure, some might be cognizant of their corporate overlords, but to think that they would let something like this slide once made aware of it would/could be an expensive mistaken idea to have
      - turdnagel 4y ago
        Jeez. I'm starting to think the people on this thread want it to get a C&D.
        dylan604 4y ago

colejohnson66 4y ago

Legally, it doesn’t matter. Trademark law (not copyright) requires active enforcement to keep yours. So, even if it’s a joke, the act of making a networking related thing while Comcast has a trademark in that category is enough to make their lawyers wake up.

mypalmike 4y ago
Perhaps being on the front page of HN will be the catalyst which leads to the lawyers being informed.
wumpus 4y ago
Comcast has to actively enforce against ISPs or network providers. Comcast the ISP doesn't have to actively enforce against Comcast brand tires or Comcast brand coffee. A lot of people are confused about this, and big companies use "we have to actively enforce" as an excuse to crush companies in unrelated fields. But you don't.
- bee_rider 4y ago
  "Duty to police" seems up there with "requirement to maximize profits" in the realm of excuses to indulge in the sort of bad behavior that execs are fond of.

dylan604 4y ago

Yes, but once the lawsuit does come, which lets face it will come (at least a C&D), the dev(s) can have all of the tech trade rags/blogs/forums/etc paste it all over as news. Then, they'll become internet famous. At the end of the day, they probably know they'll have to change the name and are probably hoping for it just for the publicity. Let it live as long as it can, then ride the wave

mh- 4y ago
> which lets face it will come I've had this project starred for at least 7 years, so perhaps Comcast legal has more of a sense of humor than we're giving them credit for.
- ThunderSizzle 4y ago
  Or they just don't know about it and/or they have bigger fish to fry first. Trademark and copyright tend to requirement historic evidence of enforcement to be enforceable in the future. If they fail to enforce this and it's significantly in the public sphere, it could be used as evidence the trademark and copyright no longer apply, depending on the judge.
  - mh- 4y ago
    Perhaps. I wouldn't have named my project this, either, just for the avoidance of an eventual headache. But I find it unlikely this hasn't been flagged to their legal by now.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      Instead of the typical HN hug of death, mabye it'll be the HN Eye of Sauron that is the ultimate reaction to making the front page. <shrugs> However, if you do get the eventual C&D, you might as well tweet about it and get another 15mins of fame! *Edit, if you think that a corporate legal team is allowed to display a sense of humor, you'd be very mistaken. Sure, some might be cognizant of their corporate overlords, but to think that they would let something like this slide once made aware of it would/could be an expensive mistaken idea to have
    - turdnagel 4y ago
      Jeez. I'm starting to think the people on this thread want it to get a C&D.
      - dylan604 4y ago