Re: Tetris packages - need a less-trademarked name

To: Manong Dibos <jwalther@citytel.net>
Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Tetris packages - need a less-trademarked name
From: Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 22:16:03 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 199709120516.WAA03708@fleming.jimpick.com>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 11 Sep 1997 22:12:51 -0000." <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.970911220739.675B-100000@citytelprct90.citytel.net>

Manong wrote:
> The packages in question do NOT violate the trademark:  the packages name
> is "xtetris", not "tetris"  The lawyers have stepped beyond their bounds,
> and their lawsuit WILL be thrown out as frivolous if we choose our words
> wisely 

Well, based on my limited exposure to copyright/trademark law, I'm of 
the opinion (however uninformed) that the name "xtetris" does actually 
violate a trademark on "tetris".  But I don't really want to debate the 
point, since I'm no lawyer.

Cheers,

 - Jim

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