Comments on: We fight for SLart! http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart Here for fun :-) Sat, 17 May 2008 18:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Smiley Barry http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart#comment-142 Smiley Barry Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:31:20 +0000 http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart#comment-142 Kathy, let me show you an example why we fight this: Apple .Inc trademarked Apple, yet allow us to use Apple for example in: "I am eating an apple". So, we can use the word "apple" when we refer to something else. Now, SLart is a shorter name to Second Life art, or "virtual art". We call it SLart to prevent breaking copyright for the words Second Life, and we use the word "SLart" when we refer to something entirely different, yet Richard tries to stop us for using the name SLart, legally. Another example is "Midway". The name "Midway" is copyrighted, yet we can use it to explain a point in the middle between two other points. Got what I meant? Kathy, let me show you an example why we fight this:

Apple .Inc trademarked Apple, yet allow us to use Apple for example in: “I am eating an apple”. So, we can use the word “apple” when we refer to something else.

Now, SLart is a shorter name to Second Life art, or “virtual art”. We call it SLart to prevent breaking copyright for the words Second Life, and we use the word “SLart” when we refer to something entirely different, yet Richard tries to stop us for using the name SLart, legally.

Another example is “Midway”. The name “Midway” is copyrighted, yet we can use it to explain a point in the middle between two other points.

Got what I meant?

]]> By: Katharine Berry http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart#comment-141 Katharine Berry Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:18:08 +0000 http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart#comment-141 All websites using it <em>in their title</em>. Tell me how far you get running a commercial site with "Second Life" in the name before LL come running after you. Richard has not only the right, but the obligation to enforce the trademark. All websites using it in their title. Tell me how far you get running a commercial site with “Second Life” in the name before LL come running after you.

Richard has not only the right, but the obligation to enforce the trademark.

]]> By: Alex Burgess http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart#comment-138 Alex Burgess Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:36:36 +0000 http://smiley.duogrid.com/we-fight-for-slart#comment-138 And in the comments! SLart! SLart! And in the comments! SLart! SLart!

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