[LINK] HD-DVD and Digg/Wiki

[Eric Scheid]

On 4/5/07 9:49 AM, "Adam Todd" <link at todd.inoz.com> wrote:

> Now why didn't they just simply TradeMark the Key string!  Then
> no-one could use it without a licence!

IANAL but: a trademark must recognizably appear in the marketplace on some
product or service before the registration has any power. This is why
corporations sell t-shirts from their head office bearing their trademark.

In effect, the trademark must be published, which kinda defeats the point of
having a secret key.

e.