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Forget about trademark violations. Sweden is a sovereign state. I think something's very weird when a company can dictate which words people are allowed to use.
by marvin 14y ago
Forget about trademark violations. Sweden is a sovereign state. I think something's very weird when a company can dictate which words people are allowed to use.
Of course, at least in Norway this word is in active use already. It's just not in the dictionary yet (and it's rarely used). But as someone else said, now people will use it just out of spite.
- yanw 14y agoIt's not about what you can say - you can say whatever you like - but Sweden or whomever can't officially bestow a new meaning on a trademarked name. It's like enshrining in the dictionary that Coca-Cola means "sugary water".
- throwaway125 14y agoIf the people use a word that happens to be trademarked in a way unrelated or semi related to the trademark then yes, they can and will do that.
- marvin 14y agoNo one has bestowed a new meaning to anything. "Ogoogelbar" means "ungooglable", translating directly (something which cannot be searched using Google). Besides, language is organic. You can't exclude a commonly used word from the dictionary just because it violates someone's opinion on how you're allowed to express yourself in writing. Regardless, which supernational authority is going to enforce a claim like this? I think it is you who need to cite which part of international law regulates the organic development and official acceptance of new words.