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To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: News group split time? 
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:19:58 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> It is very tempting to bring the use of the word "unix" in news group
> names to the attention of the trademark weenies at USL (who still owns
> the trademark, they've just exclusively licensed it to X/Open).  Since
> their only contact with the net is via "INTERNET%" email that shows up
> in the CC:Mail mailboxes, it's not clear that they are aware of its
> "misuse" (ie: any use by anyone other than their licensees).
> 
> They would probably be happy to have a handle to beat on uunet because
> of the Rob Kolstad relationship (notice that BSDI is "using" the "unix
> trademark" in violation of the consent decree by way of group naming).

Well, if you're really up for tilting at windmills, I guess all I can
say is: "Be my guest, just leave me out of it!" :-)

					Jordan