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ASF wants to sue all website that use word Apache

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Post by dawjan » Sun, Jul 17, 2011, 5:45 PM UTC

Re: ASF wants to sue all website that use word Apache

Post by nodata » Sun, Jul 17, 2011, 5:48 PM UTC

No they don't. They are "going after" _domains_ with Apache in, which they have to do otherwise they lose their trademark.

Post by sixtofour » Sun, Jul 17, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

nodata wrote: post #2

No they don't. They are "going after" _domains_ with Apache in, which they have to do otherwise they lose their trademark.

It's too bad there isn't some middle ground.

Post by wmf » Sun, Jul 17, 2011, 6:05 PM UTC

nodata wrote: post #2

No they don't. They are "going after" _domains_ with Apache in, which they have to do otherwise they lose their trademark.

Trademark fair use is allowed in domain names; there have been a few cases on this topic.