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Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by Stratoscope » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:38 AM UTC

My last name is Geary, so I should get a royalty on every app that uses a gear-y icon for settings.

And Walter Bright certainly deserves a royalty on every brightness control!

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:39 AM UTC

FredPret wrote: post #9

reissbaker wrote: post #8

Next, Greece will charge Amazonas royalties for using their brand, since the Amazons were ancient Greek myths.

If Greece starts doing this, they can levy a tax on most things in the Western world!

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Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by sn00tz00t » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:40 AM UTC

Amazon.com Inc is feeding off the egregore of the Amazon rainforest. Its not a coincidence that the Rainforest retreats at the same pace Amazon.com's profits climb.

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by everyone » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:41 AM UTC

reissbaker wrote: post #8

Next, Greece will charge Amazonas royalties for using their brand, since the Amazons were ancient Greek myths.

Also India should own 50% of everyone's data as they invented the zero.

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by kbutler » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:44 AM UTC

dylan604 wrote: post #20

pqdbr wrote: post #13

As a Brazilian, I can testify that we’re all deeply ashamed of this stupidity. It has even become a meme.

At least your guy is trying to make money instead of whatever our guys are doing Trying to see it as half full??

...to take money...

Our guys are trying to create money ex nihilo.

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by hardlianotion » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:44 AM UTC

FredPret wrote: post #15

dontupvoteme wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Better yet, just a tiny 1-2% tax on any project, program or company that ever used anything Greek as a codename. Keeps you under the radar

Plus a usage tax on Greek-derived words!

and/or mathematical notation.

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by dghughes » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:46 AM UTC

mrtksn wrote: post #5

This is like when city of Batman in Turkey requested royalties from Warner Bros for using the name Batman. Also, it's like when the country Iceland suing Iceland supermarkets chain, which is an ongoing dispute.

I think the Apache name is also an ongoing dispute by the Apache nation (the actual people) vs the Apache Software Foundation.

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by askiiart » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:47 AM UTC

everyone wrote: post #24

reissbaker wrote: post #8

Next, Greece will charge Amazonas royalties for using their brand, since the Amazons were ancient Greek myths.

Also India should own 50% of everyone's data as they invented the zero.

All software that uses /dev/zero will have to pay India royalties.

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by tomrod » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:47 AM UTC

FredPret wrote: post #15

dontupvoteme wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Better yet, just a tiny 1-2% tax on any project, program or company that ever used anything Greek as a codename. Keeps you under the radar

Plus a usage tax on Greek-derived words!

Oracle, Delphi, Minotaur, Ikarus, what else?

Re: Governor of Amazonas wants to charge Amazon royalties for use of the brand

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Post by kevindamm » Wed, Dec 06, 2023, 12:47 AM UTC

dghughes wrote: post #27

mrtksn wrote: post #5

This is like when city of Batman in Turkey requested royalties from Warner Bros for using the name Batman. Also, it's like when the country Iceland suing Iceland supermarkets chain, which is an ongoing dispute.

I think the Apache name is also an ongoing dispute by the Apache nation (the actual people) vs the Apache Software Foundation.

IIRC, it was named that for being a patchy system, though?