On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 04:23:29PM +0200, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > Today KIllustrator, tomorrow M$ sues KWord and KOffice. Every project > can be sued this way, it only a question of ill fantasy. In the end > you can only use numbers for your projects.
I think there is a distinction here. While Abobe only has a trademark on "Adobe Illustrator", I'm not aware of other vector drawing programs that use the word "illustrator" in the name. However, both "Word" and "Office" have been used multiple times in names for document editing apps and productivity suites. So, the brand recognition with a part of the "mark" is lower. Now, if you're aware of one or more vector drawing programs in existence that use "illustrator" in the name (other than KIllustator), and have done so for some time, then I think the argument against Adobe get stronger. > If we do not defend our rights, who should? The american way of buying > words out of our languages must be stopped. So I think it is good to > protest. Anyone who claims KIllustrator didn't come up with that name as a play on Adobe Illustrator is being disingenuous. The words aren't bought out of the language, they are just reserved in very narrow uses to avoid consumer confusion over products and manufacturers (whomever it might be). -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
