mån 2002-10-14 klockan 23.57 skrev Todd A. Jacobs:
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, Mike Burger wrote:
> 
> > The difference is Windows (uppercase W) is trademarked by MS, in this
> > instance.  Xwindowws (lower case W) isn't.
> 
> According to a recent ruling from the Lindows lawsuit, Microsoft's
> trademark of "Windows" is in grave doubt because it's too generic.

I dunno about U.S. copyright law, but in most countries that I know of,
character case doesn't matter. I.e, Windows is the same as windows. A
software company claiming the trademark rights to the word "windows" is
like a shoe manufacturer claiming the trademark rights to the word
"sole".

/roc



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