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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!"
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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