Re: [xtm-wg] tag line: the GPS metaphor and other metaphors

[Murray Altheim <murray.altheim@eng.sun.com>]

Jack Park wrote:
> 
> Probably an extended reach to say "owned" when I am echoing that I have
> heard that he "coined" the phrase and thus "owns" it in my judgement.  If he
> did, indeed, coint that precise phrase, then he is entitled to some kind of
> trademark or copyright on it, I think.

Only if he has copyrighted it, or asserted copyright by publication of
it. That's why I think we shouldn't touch TimBL's book title, but I've
never heard Goldfarb publishing anything with that title. Besides, the
concept of GPS-associated-with-something is hardly copyrightable. If we
used "GPS of the Information Universe" and Goldfarb had once uttered
"GPS of the Web", we'd not be in trouble legally. In fact, if people do
actually associate Goldfarb with GPS-associated-with-something, then 
we'd both benefit from our mutual association: us for showing our 
allegiance to the idea of industrial-strength navigation, he for being
in some way part of a Bold New Idea. Et cetera.

Murray

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