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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 29-Oct-2021 08:56:12 EDT lnxw48a1
   I hope someone with money who already uses 'Meta' in their name or product sues Facebook over trademark & servicemark violations.
   
   I'm not against them rebranding, but I am against taking an important and well used part of our vocabulary and assigning it solely to one for-profit entity.
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 29-Oct-2021 09:26:48 EDT GeniusMusing

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      @lnxw48a1
      I did a quick look and there are a few (just meta) that are years old that look unrelated out of hundreds of meta*. There might be hope although many of the TM's were files by the same lawyer recently but I couldn't find an easy tie to fb.
   2. Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp) (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Saturday, 30-Oct-2021 16:42:25 EDT Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp)

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      it's a nice but vain hope. they've most certainly searched the trademark space before the announcement
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 30-Oct-2021 17:16:12 EDT lnxw48a1

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         @lxo One would think so, but I remember Apple rushing to license the right to use "iOS" from Cisco (makers of "IOS") after they announced their OS's naming.
         1. Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp) (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Sunday, 31-Oct-2021 17:17:31 EDT Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp)

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            huh. I take back the "vain" then ;-D