How is this "actively protecting" their trademark? It's not stealing business away from them it is actually supplying business to them.
If this is how they are now playing the game then all you with sites and blogs with "coldfusion" in the name better be ready & understanding to stop using "coldfusion" in the name and url! >> WTF is wrong with Adobe these days, some of their actions >> anymore are complete bullshit including this one. > >Trademarks have to be actively protected or they risk losing them and having >the term become "generic". Unfortunately, this means shutting down the ones >that benefit you as well as those that bring harm. Sure, Adobe could >license the term to the site, but then they risk appearing to endorse the >site and its actions which can bring negative attention to the brand if the >site does something foolish. Unfortunate, yes. Necessary from a legal >standpoint, sure. Customer-friendly, perhaps not. I've found that many >(but certainly not all) "WTF" moves by companies have some sort of >reasonable explanation if you look for it. > > >-Justin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305953 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
