14 Apr
2016
14 Apr
'16
6:42 p.m.
No, it was not trademarked. Not until VERY recently, even if so. I'm not
convinced it is....
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Fred Cisin
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:08 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Vintage Computer Festivals???
> If he comes up with his own name, then there is
nothing stopping him
> from putting it together completely independently.
> If he wants to use the VCF name, then he should talk tothose
> currently doing it.
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016, ethan at 757.org wrote:
Is it a trademark like Maker Faire where everyone has
to pay
per-attendee royalties to use the name on their event?
It is a trademark, but I have no idea what the terms are. Evan? did not
apparently have much difficulty negotiating with Sellam to use the
trademark.