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Subject:Re: Trademark usage (was UNIX v. Unix) From:Shawn Wilson <shawn -dot- wilson -at- IDSNET -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 7 May 1999 09:16:57 -0700
Not ALL the lawyers would be happy. I checked the Open Group's (they own
UNIX) website that was recommended earlier on this list. They specifically
say:
Blanket or generic attributions are not acceptable, such as: "All
trademarks are the property of their respective owners''.
And I still don't know how to refer to UNIX in our manuals. I can't tell if
there's been a consensus on this list.
Shawn Wilson
Technical Writer
310-478-4015 x289
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Subject: Re: Trademark usage (was UNIX v. Unix)
[snip]
Anyway, the corporate lawyers undertook an extensive study, and met with
lawyers representing the major software companies, and this is what they
came
up with: A single line in the front matter, on the back title page, reading
(roughly), "All trademarks used in this book belong to the people who own
them."
