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Re: Lego at Gerf.Org
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lugnet.publish
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:32:49 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, Matthew Miller writes:
<snipped debate about technicalities of internet addresses>
> I'm not saying all of this as a sneaky way to get around TLG's intentions.
> Just the opposite, actually. I think that for someone who understands a few
> basics of the DNS system and of URLs in general, it's clear that having
> "lego" in either your hostname or in your filename doesn't imply official
> sponsorship or in any other way cause confusion. ("Causing confusion" being
> a technical term. If people are confused because they're idiots, that's
> hardly _my_ fault. *large grin*)
You're (the plural you) picking nits. If you re-read the specific entry in
the fairplay document(1) it clearly states:
"The LEGO Trademark cannot be used in an Internet Address"
It then goes on to mention domain names specifically, but an internet address
consists of more than just a domain name.
> > TLG shut down a site named legowww.homepages.com in 1995.
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> That's too bad. Doesn't fit with their own stated policy.
Yes it does, both the letter and the intent. See above.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1: http://www.lego.com/info/fair.asp
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| (...) Sure, an "Internet Address" consists of a number. So that's pretty meaningless. Or, if you want to interpret more broadly, than maybe they mean URL. Uh-oh then: <URL:(URL) or <URL:(URL) or even <URL:(URL) are against the rules. I don't think (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| (...) It could be. But it could also be a host name. I appeal to the FOLDOC: <URL:(URL) "domain" is most commonly used to refer to a group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix, the domain name. The last component of this is the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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