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Posted by Michael Vilain on 08/22/05 18:22
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<HplOe.123783$5N3.123564@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
Arnie Goetchius <arnie.goetchius@att.net> wrote:
> Dylan Parry wrote:
>
> > Using a pointed stick and pebbles, Michael Vilain scraped:
> >
> > [Yellow Pages]
> >
> >> that term is copyrighted.
> >
> >
> > <pedant>Trademarked</pedant>
> >
>
> Well you are both incorrect. "Yellow Pages" is neither "Copyrighted" or
> "Trademarked" in the US. Don't know about other countries.
>
> Having worked for AT&T Yellow Pages for better then 30 years (before
> retirement), I speak with authority. The term "Yellow Pages" was
> deliberately not trademarked to encourage the widest possible use of the
> term. That strategy worked very well while AT&T was a monopoly.
Thank you for the clarification. I know that SUN had problems with the
YellowPages authentication service in the UK where it _was_ trademarked.
So they renamed it to "NIS". Not the same thing as a phonebook
directory service, but SUN probably didn't want to litigate that with
British Telecom.
Anyway, the OP has many options for this project. As with most "how do
I" posts, they need to post more information or figure out just what
features they want before they ask such general questions on news
groups. I guess the standard answer still applies:
"That depends"
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