"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Tirya did pass the time by typing:
> > Do any of you understand intellectual property rights and copyright law?
>
> Some do, some don't.
>
> FWIW, two companies can have a trademark on the same name
> providing there is no confusion to the consumer.
>
> Take for example Pinto. Someone could sell Pinto brand beans
> and not the Pinto automobile. (yea.. poor example but you see
> the point) Can't drive a bean and can't eat an automobile.
>

Better point, Chevy Berretta (cars of the 80s and early 90s) and the Baretta
handguns. Court threw out the case saying that Chevy had in no way confused
the handgun maker's idendity with their car models.

IP rights and copyright laws (and their practioners, as evidenced by these
couple of posts) are all about money, which is a shame. Honestly, the US is
too litigous for its own good and the reason is that college kids see law
school as an easy buck when they get out IMO. Sadly, they've made that an
accurate statement.

Funny how all these lawyers come out of the woodwork when a few bucks are at
stake and NO ONE did anything when Bill Gates and Paul Allen stole Windows
from Xerox. Justice Department couldn't even hurt them really when they do
use undue force to get their wares on every PC-compatible machine produced.
Moral, he who has the most money, has the lawyers' attention and loyalty.
And barristers wonder why they have such a bad rap, IMO, they've earned it.