Put $10 on it this morning. Enjoy.
Thank you, you made my day! Tall mocha :) I just hope it's still around by Friday so I can put some money on it.
Your welcome. Hope this keeps going as well.
Jonathan's Card 2.0
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Jonathan 1.0 automated it, why couldn't they? To curb abuse they are probably just not polling/updating as often. Who knows.
It's my understanding that in 1.0, the card barcode/number never changed, so it couldn't have been automated. Someone correct me if I misunderstood.
Yes you're right, that part is probably manual. I misunderstood the question, I thought he meant the amount shown from the card. My mistake.
Re: Jonathan's Card 2.0
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
The popular site is called Craigslist, one word. If he had called it Craig's List, then yes, you would be able to make your own. It's your given name and a common English word. Not trademarkable. See also: Windows.
It is not true that you have to combine things as a novel compound word (as with 'craigslist' and many other tech firms) in order to obtain trademark protection. Common names and plain words/phrases can be protected too, within a well-identified field of use, by either formal registration or force-of-use-over-time. "Craig's List", in the field of an online listings site and community, is just as protectable as the sm…
Could you cite come case law here?
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#34I got a coffee earlier. Says total amount donated $130. Not bad for one day. Will put some money on it later.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is not true that you have to combine things as a novel compound word (as with 'craigslist' and many other tech firms) in order to obtain trademark protection. Common names and plain words/phrases can be protected too, within a well-identified field of use, by either formal registration or force-of-use-over-time. "Craig's List", in the field of an online listings site and community, is just as protectable as the sm…
Could you cite come case law here?
This introduction to trademarks from a course by the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society includes many legal references:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tm.htm
In the legal terminology, a trademark like either 'craigslist' or "Craig's List" would be considered a descriptive mark that has acquired secondary meaning via use, such that the consuming public identifies a mark with a particular producer. It now doesn't matter if your name is Craig and you have a List. If you name a business that and people are confused because the field of use is similar to those for which Craiglist is known, Craigslist has a valid case against you.
The Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark) also highlights that "The test is always whether a consumer of the goods or services will be confused as to the identity of the source or origin."
Another example of the primacy of the liklihood-of-confusion standard is the following guide page at the USPTO:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/webaka/html/Likelihood/Likelihood_of_...
Small changes in appearance/spelling/punctuation (like adding a space in the middle) are not enough to resolve a conflict.
Re: Jonathan's Card 2.0
#36Added more money to it. Enjoy, and give back.