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Old 09-27-2010, 06:31 AM   #31
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but everytime we use the word, it's added to the advertisement of the device ....
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Old 09-30-2010, 07:23 AM   #32
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That is, of course, a uniquely American term of insult. Here in the UK, for many years Dyson used the slogan "Nothing sucks like a Dyson".
I disagree. 'Sucks' is not uniquely American and based on that, I would say that the Dyson slogan is a play on words...
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Old 09-30-2010, 08:01 AM   #33
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I read it that they don't say you can't have a website with Kindle in the title .... Just that you cant have it in the Domain Name .. Altogether different, and to some extent understandable !
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Old 10-04-2010, 05:12 PM   #34
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It's a registered trademark, which means that it can't be used when referring to the Kindle reader, without Amazon's permission. This is entirely normal - Amazon HAVE to protect their trademark or they risk losing it.
Exactly. There's really nothing surprising here. It's a registered trademark, and Amazon is enforcing it in the context that they're allowed to. As you mention, they actually HAVE to enforce it, the law doesn't give them a choice. Even if Amazon wanted to be nice about the domain, they could lose their trademark by choosing not to enforce it.
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Old 10-05-2010, 07:01 AM   #35
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That is, of course, a uniquely American term of insult. Here in the UK, for many years Dyson used the slogan "Nothing sucks like a Dyson".
We in Australia use "Sucks like a Hoover" which is traditionally the most common vacuum cleaner brand.
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Old 10-05-2010, 08:19 AM   #36
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I'm reminded of an old 60 Minutes episode - on a similar issue. McDonalds (the fast food chain) was suing McDonalds (a Scottish family that marketed Scotch whiskey under the brand name McDonalds) - demanding they cease & desist using the name McDonalds - not only b/c it was the SAME brand name, but they claimed it associated drinking alcoholic beverages with their "wholesome" products.
Don't remember who won.


There was another lawsuit filed by Sony against musician Thomas Dolby (of "She Blinded Me with Science" fame), claiming he was infringing on their Dolby trademark.

Unfortunately for Sony, the man's real name was Dolby. Got thrown out of court.
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Old 10-05-2010, 05:28 PM   #37
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Or "pants." But starting a site called "kindlepants.com" would likely draw too much traffic from people looking for loose trousers with an especially large pocket.

I laughed out loud and nearly sprayed my tea.
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Old 10-05-2010, 05:37 PM   #38
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They don't want Kindle to go the way of Kleenex. I think it is entirely reasonable, and think they went about it in a nice way. But maybe that is just because I see lawyers doing nasty things daily!
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Old 10-08-2010, 05:16 PM   #39
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It's a registered trademark, which means that it can't be used when referring to the Kindle reader, without Amazon's permission. This is entirely normal - Amazon HAVE to protect their trademark or they risk losing it.
How do you refer to something that has a trademarked name if you can't use that name? I think there is more to it than that.

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Old 10-09-2010, 07:47 AM   #40
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How do you refer to something that has a trademarked name if you can't use that name? I think there is more to it than that.

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You can use the name to refer to the trademark holder's product. What you can't do is use the trademarked name as a part of your own site or product name.

Eg, it's fine to refer to "Mickey Mouse" when discussing Disney cartoons, but not OK to start a web site called "MickeyMouseCartoons.com".
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Eg, it's fine to refer to "Mickey Mouse" when discussing Disney cartoons, but not OK to start a web site called "MickeyMouseCartoons.com".
Ah... that makes perfect sense.

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I'm not sure *what* this thread is about anymore...but since I mentioned www.dailycheapreads.com (the new name that used to be kindlecheapreads before Amazon got snippity)--as a good place to find Kindle bargains...

I thought I'd mention here that there is now a site specific for bargains for Kindle for the UK run by the same blogger:

http://dailycheapreads.co.uk/

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