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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Just getting it out before it is owned by Facebook..
Fuck you Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, you are what is wrong with the world. Asshole.
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78980756
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Ba'al
Title: Zerg Zergling
Joined: Mar 02 2008
Location: Uranus
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Fuck'em, there was a Face before Facebook and he ruled much more than that site could ever hope to be.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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Oh, for Pete's sake, didn't I explain this somewhere else?
They do not "own" the word "Face". It just means nobody else can create a "telecommunications service" and call it "Face".
This is not a big fucking deal. Trademarks are not a big fucking deal. Stop making them seem like one.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Uh yeah...
GPF, do you really think this means he's going to own the word 'Face'? Come on.
This seems like a good idea on Zuckerberg's part, actually. It's protecting his brand.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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He might as well enjoy it now, in a few years there will be something that eclipses it in popularity. Look what happened to Myspace.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Jesus Christ, people. This has been nuclear bombed out of proportion.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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In this case I think it is bullshit because I think any company that wants to include the world FACE in their name should be allowed to. It is a common word and if you do a business search for companies with the name FACE in them it is a large return. Given the way that the web works could Face.com keep its name? If they can't then ICANN can't secure the domain against Facebooks desire to take it.
This is not what trademarks or are for. This is a big company bullying the crap out of the public and the system.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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It doesn't apply to "any" company. It's applying to telecommunications services, internet social networking sites and the like. If Davey Douche Nugget creates a website where people can meet and talk and wants to call it FaceDouche, then he deserves to get sued.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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| joshwoodzy wrote: |
| It doesn't apply to "any" company. It's applying to telecommunications services, internet social networking sites and the like. If Davey Douche Nugget creates a website where people can meet and talk and wants to call it FaceDouche, then he deserves to get sued. |
Pretty much this, yes. In other words, companies trying to piggyback off of Facebook by using the term "Face" to try and create confusion with their product.
It does not give them cause to go after the Albert Face Window company, Facenuggets BBQ, or even FaceDouche Personal Body spray. Just companies trying to rip them off.
Again, like I said in the Nintendo article.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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Yeah, what Usa said.
Also, there is one and only one Face I care about, and this is he:
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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
Location: Termina Field
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Look, like MySpace, Facebook will eventually be beaten by some new kid on the block of social sites. This should happen within all our lives. GPF, like others have said, it's not like we'll have to pay $50.00 to use the word 'face'.
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sidewaydriver
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Joined: May 11 2008
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Well at least they didn't steal book from everyone so I'm free to start my own thing with that word. Fartbook, here I come. Join now guys, so you can be hip and say you were on it before it got popular.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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So no more ridiculous We're the facebook of sex ads?
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E. Most Peninsula
Title: The Third Wheel
Joined: Mar 19 2010
Location: The Arid Void (Texas).
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... Apple's FaceTime? Surprised Zuckerberg isn't after Steve Jobs. >.>...
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Drew Linky
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Joined: Jun 12 2009
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I couldn't care less. Even if he did own the copyrights to the actual word, what the fuck's he going to do?
I predict this news will be forgotten in about four days.
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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
Location: Termina Field
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| E. Most Peninsula wrote: |
| ... Apple's FaceTime? Surprised Zuckerberg isn't after Steve Jobs. >.>... |
Heh. Bet me to thinking of that. How many things use the word face in it anyway?
| Drew Linky wrote: |
I couldn't care less. Even if he did own the copyrights to the actual word, what the fuck's he going to do?
I predict this news will be forgotten in about four days. |
Speaking of this... What are we talking about again?
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