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2008-12-28 23:17:00| Engadget
Psion, Psion. We hadn't really heard from the British portable maker since the halcyon days of the Series5, but it's back and making waves with a series of nastygrams asserting its trademark of the word "netbook." Psion's legal team followed up with jkOnTheRun, and according to them, it's only going after those sites and companies "making a direct, financial profit from use of the 'Netbook' trademark." (As opposed to profit in kind, we suppose -- did you know our advertisers pay us in toaster waffles and aviator sunglasses? True story.) Psion says it's mostly focused on retailers and manufacturers using the term netbook to sell machines, not "straight blogs" and other sites. Of course, that means next to nothing, since Psion says it'll still go after those sites that have sponsored ads or for-profit links containing the word "netbook" -- including automatically-placed ads and links like AdSense and Amazon affiliate ads that site owners typically have no control over. +10 weasel, dudes. Anyway, considering the widespread adoption of "netbook" in the past year with nary a peep from Psion, we'd say the term is pretty well generic and no longer a valid trademark at this point -- we'll see how it goes when it drags the first heavy-hitter using the term (like Intel) into court. Disclaimer: Nilay's a lawyer and secret Asian netbook ODM, but he's not your lawyer and this isn't legal advice or analysis.Filed under: LaptopsPsion says it's only going after those "profiting" from the term netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
2008-12-28 20:04:47| DarrenBarefoot.com
I’m currently working on the ‘other social media channels’ chapter of our book. There will be a sizable section on Twitter. One small question I’m struggling with is “should organizations follow everybody who follows them?” The safe answer, of course, is ‘yes’. That seems to be the prevailing etiquette (Twittequette?). But it’s not one to [...]
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2008-12-28 19:47:53| SBI! Forum Posts By Ken
Every year, around this time and for the next couple of months, seasoned SBIers notice an increase in requests for help by new SBIers. This happens due to the uptick in sales from the Holiday Special. Many will ask the usual (and important) quest (continued)...
2008-12-27 23:28:13| Telegraph Business
The world economy will shrink next year for the first time since the Second World War according to new forecasts. The world economy will shrink next year for the first time since the Second World War according to new forecasts.
2008-12-27 21:43:07| Telegraph Business
It has been a year of financial explosions writes Liam Halligan.
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