You are of course correct. My point was simply corporations are increasingly using more general terms and applying copyrights to them in a deliberate effort to impede their usage by others who might or might not be competitors.
Evan From: "Tom Rittenhouse" > You can not copyright or trademark words, except in conjucntion with > something. You can not keep people from using the word except in a > competitive manner. That is the reason for coined words like Kodak and > Xerox, they only apply to the product so any use is an infringement. > > Ciao, > graywolf > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
