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Old 04-07-2008, 07:21 AM   #302 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cinthya Loveless View Post
To me its kind of crazy that LL thinks it can copy right 2 letters. Does this mean everyone in the world who wants to have BK in a name, busniess name, and/or whatever need to get permission form Burger King?

How lame can LL get.
From all I've read I don't think they're copyrighting the two letter SL at all. What I see is a usage guideline for the SL letters IF you have a Second Life associated name.

For example SL Vision (SL Vision) is not, and never was, an SL associated name, therefore does not fall under the scope of the guidelines at all. Btw I just plucked that site and URL out of thin air, and sure enough a real site existed.

SL Herald and SL Universe however are. Both were created with a connection to SL from the start and therefore are subject to the guidelines.

So to cut things short, usage of "SL" is ok ... provided that the usage is totally not related to Second Life.

If ever they try to push for an all-encompassing trademark on SL, then it won't prosper. They have the auto industry to contend with, among others.

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