Re: [OT] Harassment of open source developer !
On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 04:23:29PM +0200, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote:
> Today KIllustrator, tomorrow M$ sues KWord and KOffice. Every project
> can be sued this way, it only a question of ill fantasy. In the end
> you can only use numbers for your projects.
I think there is a distinction here. While Abobe only has a trademark
on "Adobe Illustrator", I'm not aware of other vector drawing programs
that use the word "illustrator" in the name. However, both "Word" and
"Office" have been used multiple times in names for document editing
apps and productivity suites. So, the brand recognition with a part of
the "mark" is lower. Now, if you're aware of one or more vector drawing
programs in existence that use "illustrator" in the name (other than
KIllustator), and have done so for some time, then I think the argument
against Adobe get stronger.
> If we do not defend our rights, who should? The american way of buying
> words out of our languages must be stopped. So I think it is good to
> protest.
Anyone who claims KIllustrator didn't come up with that name as a play
on Adobe Illustrator is being disingenuous. The words aren't bought out
of the language, they are just reserved in very narrow uses to avoid
consumer confusion over products and manufacturers (whomever it might
be).
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Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
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