▲ 349 ▼ Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark (futurism.com) submitted 3 years ago by storksforlegs@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 83 points 3 years ago (5 children) This raises the question, why was a company allowed to trademark a letter? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 years ago You can't trademark a letter. Trademarks are extremely narrow and are only meant to apply in circumstances where one organization's symbol could be confused for another. In general I am very anti-intellectual-property, but trademarks are okay in my book. They are basically for consumer protection. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Silviecat44@aussie.zone 13 points 3 years ago It is context sensitive permalink fedilink source parent [–] AndrewMettier@mastodon.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) @pruwybn @storksforlegs In the future, everytime you use the letter X, even to text, you will be charged a fee of x amount of cents based on your income. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boeman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Will you be charged a fee for using the letter as a variable in that statement? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ElBarto777@reddthat.com 5 points 3 years ago Eh. If I start my X Laundromat business, Microsoft won't come after me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Andres@mastodon.hardcoredevs.com 2 points 3 years ago @pruwybn @storksforlegs Because *money* permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 years ago You can't trademark a letter. Trademarks are extremely narrow and are only meant to apply in circumstances where one organization's symbol could be confused for another. In general I am very anti-intellectual-property, but trademarks are okay in my book. They are basically for consumer protection. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Silviecat44@aussie.zone 13 points 3 years ago It is context sensitive permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AndrewMettier@mastodon.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) @pruwybn @storksforlegs In the future, everytime you use the letter X, even to text, you will be charged a fee of x amount of cents based on your income. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boeman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Will you be charged a fee for using the letter as a variable in that statement? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Boeman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago Will you be charged a fee for using the letter as a variable in that statement? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ElBarto777@reddthat.com 5 points 3 years ago Eh. If I start my X Laundromat business, Microsoft won't come after me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Andres@mastodon.hardcoredevs.com 2 points 3 years ago @pruwybn @storksforlegs Because *money* permalink fedilink source parent