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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

So SaidIt won't get sued.

[–]lastwords[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Let's say the trademark name is WhiteRabbit: 1. Can I use s/White or s/Rabbit? 2. How much do I need to change it(s/WhiteRabbit) to be good enough?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This ain't legal advice, just how I understand it.

Trademark ain't the same as copyright. It's generally used to protect a business from impersonation by its competitors. The phrase "WhiteRabbit" could be trademarked by a company, but all that does is prevent other companies from using that name — and they might still be able to if they do an entirely different business.

The phrase "WhiteRabbit" is just two word glued together, so that would be entirely fine to use, but so'm like "Microsoft", which is quite obviously tied to a company, might not be. That's assuming s/WhiteRabbit has no'n to do with the company WhiteRabbit.

I ain't never heard of a company trying to take down a forum because its name is too similar to their trademark; the policy is mostly just in place as a disclaimer. I wouldn't worry about it, and if SaidIt ever got a C&D: they'd try to work so'm out to keep the sub online.

[–]grixit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

besides, Microsoft couldn't stop a forum being named something like talkaboutmicrosoft.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, but if it was just "Microsoft" they might. That's why the policy is to name it so'm like "talkaboutmicrosoft".