9 Aug
2007
9 Aug
'07
7:03 a.m.
On Thursday 09 August 2007 09:53, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Cameron Kaiser wrote:
I'm not understanding what your objection is. Sellam has put a lot
of work into building what works out to be a brand. Is he not
allowed to have some protection on the name, or are classic
computer events somehow exempt from being trademarked?
Indeed. I view Sellam's attitude as a response to all of the people
who recently were saying, in effect, "Screw your copyright, I'm using
your name anyway!"
It'd be nice if Sellam could at least figure out how to say this in a
non-"I'm going to ruin your life for doing something that's not nice"
sort of way.
Pat
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*IF* you put on an event of your own and choose to
call it the
"Vintage Computer Festival", *THEN* I will bury your event. Do
what you like, but find your own name.
This is why I wouldn't call it VCF or have anything to do with the
US VCFs in any case. The mere fact that someone has enough ego to
go "It's *MY* name and if you use it I'll *crush* you,
muahahahaha" puts me off any further involvement.