John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matthew Garrett writes: >> That should be "spam" - "SPAM" is a trademark of Hormel Foods >> Corporation. > > Only when used to sell food (in which case "spam" would also infringe the > mark).
No, Hormel only claim the capitalised form. In capitalised form it's a clear reference to the food product, and as such is potentially infringing under various circumstances. See http://www.spam.com/ci/ci_in.htm -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]