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Automagically has been trademarked. WTF?
I've just seen an ad for TuneUp and noticed they have trademarked "Automagically".
I've been using this word for ages, as I'm sure others on HN have too. WTF!?
http://www.tuneupmedia.com/
- kookiekrak 15y agohttp://www.trademarkia.com/automagically-77390897.html http://www.trademarkia.com/automagically-77390897.html http://www.mytrademarkia.com/automagically-77870578.html http://www.mytrademarkia.com/automagically-77870578.html http://socialmedia.trademarkia.com/automagically-77646827.html http://socialmedia.trademarkia.com/automagically-77646827.ht... http://electronics.zibb.com/trademark/automagically/30404525 http://electronics.zibb.com/trademark/automagically/30404525
- kookiekrak 15y agoall trademarks for Automagically. dating back to 2007.
- mark-r 15y agoCitations go 20 years before that: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:automagical#English http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:automagical#English
- lysol 15y agoYou should be using words that more accurately describe the functionality your code provides, anyway.
- mark-r 15y agoUnfortunately the P&T office has gone stark raving mad. And nobody will step up to overturn these because that costs money, and who will fight for something they can't own either?
- whiterabbit 15y agoLOL, "First Use Anywhere: 3/1/2008".