Hello Gunner,
I just recieved an email today from Webring.com, telling me that I cannot
use the "word" webring in the name of my ring, The Scouting Webring. I
was surprised to hear that they registered it as their own trademark and
now after all of the past years of the word being used by everyone on the
internet, no one else can use it.
I'm confused, how do they think they own the word ? My ring used to be on
webring years ago, and I moved it to my own domain and the ringlink
program in 2000.
Your continued thoughts are appricated.
scoutring
Have you visited WebRing.com lately? If so, did you notice the "R" with
a circle around it in the new logo? It means that "webring" is now a
registered trademark at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
I got a note from the CEO of WebRing Inc., asking me to enter into a
discussion with them about the use of the term "webring" at my sites.
Right now I'm thinking it over.
While I'm thinking, I'm curious whether anybody else on the list has
been approached by WebRing for the same reason. If so, please let me
know, either by replying to the list, or by emailing me privately.
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Gunnar Hjalmarsson