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Re: Trademarks

Robert Frank allegedly said:
> 
> Perhaps the reason no one bothered your brother was because he
> had a very legitimate use of his domain name; it was his name.
> If my name were Bob Pillsbury and I had a local grocery store,
> I suspect I could also get away with calling my store Pillsbury without
> having the food giant kill me.  But explain to me why anyone other
> than the rightful trademark owner every has the right to register
> (whether they use it or not) names such as:
> 
> deltaairlines.com
A company that makes pneumatic hoses for air brakes.

> avon.com
Active Video Online Networking, Inc

> lmagnum.com
Linda Magnum, close relative of Magnum, P.I.

Things are not always as they seem...

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