Amiga Inc lost the trademark to "Amiga" on January 3rd, 2003

[DaveP]

@MarkTime

Please do not just make things up.

IIRC Amiga Inc had ownership of the trademark passed to them ( or licensed ) from the prime owner of that subsiduary company that owns the LIVE trademark also in that article.

The records for ownership could just be not up to date. Either way Gateway owns ( according to that database ) the company that owns the LIVE trademark.

[DaveP]

@MarkTime

You just made up that it stood for a generic PPC computer.

PS: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=t1kabp.2.10

[DaveP]

It seems that transfer of trademarks does not get reflected in the database, I guess that must be a matter of contractual rights on a company purchase?

Anyone with a knowledge of company law on here?

[DaveP]

Yes. Rebranding a busted board and adding a buncha dollars to the price is real good work. Of course one might have to do that to accomodate the Value Subtracted Reseller (VSR) tax seen alternately as the Seehund Dongle ; }

Are we going to have to bring that argument on here as well?

Or should I let this pass as a silly post designed to wind certain persons up?

[DaveP]

This is interesting, we have people blatantly ignoring the LIVE Amiga registered trademarks on the database.

We have people grinding out their anti-Amiga Inc feelings.

We have people going OTT in an anti-BB fever ( calm down! ).

We also have an interesting case, what happened did AROS people say no, I mean you did offer the name to them first Bill?

@Wayne

Right, you are a pretty incisive guy and I admire you a lot but you ARE strongly influenced by your anger with Amiga Inc. Its laced in practically every post you make these days. You do have a justifiable reason for that but can't you recognise in yourself what you criticise in others? Jeez even though Im #1 arrogant bastard I recognise the bias in myself.

@Tomas

Don't worry, Targhan isn't a moderator here anymore, he resigned and will not moderate threads because he recognised his own bias. I could fish out the thread if you feel like it. So if he tells you to relax you can go tell him to go to hell ;-)

[DaveP]

@Warface

You completely underline rather than undermine my point.

If you find this confusing, read again what I wrote.

Regards

Dave.

[DaveP]

@Warface

Not at all. There is no difference. What I find "unnacceptable" is Wayne calling a guy a total newbie ( just because his POV differs and that is just one example from this thread ) and then giving other people hell for wearing bias blinkers.

In fact I don't find it unnacceptable, I find it perfectly normal behaviour. I was just delivering a reminder.

[DaveP]

@Wayne

Way to misread what I said. This has NOTHING to do with being pro-genesi or pro-Amiga Inc it has to do with you putting down this guy just because he has a difference of opinion with you WHEN you berate others for doing the same.

But yeah, course, I got an agenda. Right.  :-o

[DaveP]

@Wayne

Never claimed to be perfect! Ever!

You KNOW that I have tried to do the right thing by you in the past and hopefully I don't have to go into that.

And I get it wrong and have to apologise.  But I am not pro-Amiga Inc but nor am I pro-Genesi. I AM however pro-AOS4 because Ive tried it and like it. No secrets there.

I apologise for calling you out on this in public, I should have done it in p-mail then I could have made myself clearer and then we wouldn't be having this misunderstanding.

It was purely because you do a good job of kicking those that label other people in the nuts when they need it I was surprised to see you getting carried away and doing it here and calling that guy a newbie.

But #### happens, we are all human and I was WRONG to call you out on it in public. I certainly didn't expect to be labelled as a man with a serious agenda as a result.

And Im sorry if I offended you.

[DaveP]

What was the topic again, oh yes, trademarks.

Maybe someone will Ask Fleecy (TM)

Which reminds me, where is the BBRV interview?