Weird project with amiga name and logo

[_ThEcRoW]

hello, just was trying the new search engine bing, when in the first results, i got that: http://popia.ft.uam.es/AMIGA/
Anyone know what is this related or why are they using the name and logo without being Amiga-related???

[tone007]

AMIGA is a publicly available adaptive mesh refinement code for (dissipationless) cosmological simulations!

Guess it was "steal a logo" day somewhere.

AMIGA (Adaptive Mesh Investigations of Galaxy Assembly)

[Tension]

AMIGA is a publicly available adaptive mesh refinement code for (dissipationless) cosmological simulations!

Guess it was "steal a logo" day somewhere.

AMIGA (Adaptive Mesh Investigations of Galaxy Assembly)

And since 2005 apparently

[AeroMan]

Will A-Inc try to sue them?
Eeeerrrr... maybe not. This would not annoy us enough :-)

[rockape]

Hi,

If you really want to get upset

see  http://www.openworkbench.org/

Regards, rockape

[Tension]

Who owns the Workbench trademark??

Is it Fleecy McBill and the Cronies?

[persia]

There is no current trademark for Amiga OS Workbench in the US.  You could trademark it yourself, that would mean you could take legal action against anyone attempting to use it after you file, but of course would not stop anyone who's use predates your application....

[pwermonger]

Hi,
 
If you really want to get upset
 
see http://www.openworkbench.org/
 
Regards, rockape

 
Issue with Workbench is, it's like Windows. It's such a common term before it was used as the name for something that defending its use is near impossible. I recall the Lindows people were gearing up to challenge MS trademark of Windows which is probably at least partly responsible for MS deciding to come to the table and negotiate a settlement rather than go to court.

[persia]

Exactly, "Windows" isn't trademarkable, "computer "windows" existed long before Microsoft started using them, but Microsoft has a legal department with a budget bigger than most IT firms, they usually try nasty first, and if somebody fights back they buy them off.  Poor old Lindows had millions of dollars waved in front of them to sell the Lindows trademark to Microsoft, of course they grabbed it.

Issue with Workbench is, it's like Windows. It's such a common term before it was used as the name for something that defending its use is near impossible. I recall the Lindows people were gearing up to challenge MS trademark of Windows which is probably at least partly responsible for MS deciding to come to the table and negotiate a settlement rather than go to court.