As previously mention on Vint Falken’s blog, a jerk named “Richard Minsky” has trademarked the term “SLart” as his own. He has sent “cease-and-desist” letters to all currently who keep a website stating the term “SLart”, including but not limited to, the SLart Wiki, Rezzable’s SLart website, etc.
And so, give me the honor to do the following. *Clears throat* Me me me me MEE… (Tests vocals) This goes to you, Richard:
SLART!
And in the comments! SLart! SLart!
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.
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?