On Jul 2, 2010, at 1:11 AM, David Cournapeau wrote: > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Robert Pyle <rp...@post.harvard.edu> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> While I agree that toydist needs a new name, Bento might not be a >> good >> choice. It's already the name of a database system for Macintosh >> from >> Filemaker, an Apple subsidiary. I'd be *very* surprised if the name >> Bento is not copyrighted. > > Can you copyright a word ? I thought this was the trademark part of > the law. For example, "linux" is a trademark owned by Linus Torvald. > Also, well known packages use words which are at least as common as > bento in English (sphinx, twisted, etc...), and as likely to be > trademarked. But IANAL... > > cheers, > > David
It was very late last night when I wrote. I meant to say 'trademark' rather than 'copyright'. But IANAL, also. Bob _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
