"[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx> writes:
> Verily I say unto thee, that BearItAll spake thusly:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Red Hat founder's Lulu promotes self-publishing
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | To give artists more control over their own content, Lulu allows
>>> | them to self-publish their works -- such as books, digital music
>>> | or movies -- without having to go through a publishing company,
>>> | Young said.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=953556743&rid=-50
>>>
>>
>>
>> I wonder if Lulu knows that her name is being used. Not in a bad way I
>> suppose, but you would think that she by now has a right to the name.
>
> If the name does not already refers to another trademarked entity, I
> don't thinks there's a problem. AFAIK people cannot trademark their own
> names, just for the purpose of a person's name. Unless the recording
> company has somehow managed to trademark "Lulu" as a "product".
Wrong. You can trademark your own name if it is deemed sufficiently
recognisable. Morgan Freeman did it.
>
> Even then, different types of entity can share product names, provided
> those products or services are sufficiently distinct as to not cause
> branding confusion.
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They are most deceived that trusteth most in themselves.
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