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Mozilla Firebird becomes FirefoxMozilla Firebird becomes FirefoxPosted Feb 10, 2004 0:48 UTC (Tue) by jamesh (subscriber, #1159)In reply to: Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox by JoeBuck Parent article: Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox
You do realise that there were many more than just two programs going by the name "Firebird"? And that the database wasn't even the first program to use the name? (let alone the first free software program) What would the Firebird Database people do if the Firebird BBS people complained about them stealing the name? My guess is that they would claim that there is no confusion due to one being a BBS and the other being a database. There is a reason that trademarks are limited to cover particular subjects rather than being global ...
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Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 10, 2004 9:29 UTC (Tue) by james (subscriber, #1325) [Link] Unfortunately, that particular piece of "IP" law isn't universal. It's true, as far as I can tell, for the US and the UK. It's not true in France or Germany.
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