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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:5122 comp.os.mach:2152 misc.int-property:527 alt.folklore.urban:44759 Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!agate!agate!dpassage From: dpassage@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU (David Paschich) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,misc.int-property,alt.suit.att-bsdi,alt.folklore.urban Subject: Re: AT&T "DeathStar" Trademark (was: Are you sure UNIX is a trade mark?) Followup-To: alt.folklore.urban Date: 15 Sep 92 12:24:19 Organization: Organization? Who cares? You just gotta say "Go Bears!" Lines: 22 Message-ID: <DPASSAGE.92Sep15122419@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU> References: <4093@novavax.UUCP> <05h702Px22VG01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eden.cs.berkeley.edu In-reply-to: tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com's message of 15 Sep 92 16:22:45 GMT In article <4093@novavax.UUCP>, burtond@novavax.UUCP (Donald B. Burton) writes: > actually, i have heard of this > purely as a rumor--the death-star <well thats what i call it> symbol > you know, the orb made with line-art so often seen with at&t logos > was once untm-ed and un <c>-ed. then some joe-schmoo noticed and > copyrighted it before the execs at at&t realized. at&t had to > pay him $$$ to buy it back/pay royalt etc. In article <05h702Px22VG01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>, tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll) writes: I very much doubt this. [explanation of copyright/trademark law deleted] In fact, I heard this same story around 6 years ago about the old pre-breakup Bell System logo of a bell in a circle. Followups to alt.folklore.urban. David Paschich