Subj : Re: OT: Copy right an Acronym? To : All From : Kavanagh Date : Thu Dec 19 2002 09:18 am You can register anything you please with a Copyright Office in Common Law countries (most of the English speaking world). Its not treated like a patent, where there is extensive examination to determine originality and uniqueness. Such registration does not confer ANY legal protection in and of itself. To be protected as a result of registration is a matter of context and fair usage. The Wells Fargo and Fargo Wells example quoted by FC illustrates the context concept, fair usage means that it is acceptable to quote passages from a copyrighted book, etc, but not to print all or most of it and sell it without permission of the author. I cant fault Macahan for pulling the name. If it were me, I'd do the same. He would win in a New York second if it went to court, but who needs the expense and aggravation? >From a message by Timberwolf about Re: OT: Copy right an Acronym?: > wanna bet? WWF! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kavanagh" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:16 PM Subject: [twgsdotorg] Re: OT: Copy right an Acronym? > > No three alphanumeric characters can be copyright protected. > > > > >From a message by Silver Dragon about OT: Copy right an Acronym?: > > Today Mac from Fen got a 15 page letter stating that USO is a copy righted trademark of some other company. Understandable. Does anyone forsee the same issue if I typed it correctly as an acronym? like U.S.O? can people copy right acronyms? I mean there is a U.S.O tennis tourny as well as golf. > > Silver Dragon (Moderator U.S.O 2003) > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- FEddy 1.4.03/modPHX * Origin: http://www.twgs.org -- THE Trade Wars web forum! (1:229/522.0) .