Automagically has been trademarked. WTF?

1 points_grrr14y ago6 comments

I've just seen an ad for TuneUp and noticed they have trademarked "Automagically".

I've been using this word for ages, as I'm sure others on HN have too. WTF!?

http://www.tuneupmedia.com/

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http://www.trademarkia.com/automagically-77390897.html http://www.mytrademarkia.com/automagically-77870578.html http://socialmedia.trademarkia.com/automagically-77646827.ht... http://electronics.zibb.com/trademark/automagically/30404525

mark-r14y ago

Unfortunately the P&T office has gone stark raving mad. And nobody will step up to overturn these because that costs money, and who will fight for something they can't own either?

lysol14y ago

You should be using words that more accurately describe the functionality your code provides, anyway.

whiterabbit14y ago

LOL, "First Use Anywhere: 3/1/2008".

kookiekrak14y ago

all trademarks for Automagically. dating back to 2007.

mark-r14y ago

Citations go 20 years before that: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:automagical#English

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Automagically has been trademarked. WTF?

1 points_grrr14y ago6 comments

I've just seen an ad for TuneUp and noticed they have trademarked "Automagically".

I've been using this word for ages, as I'm sure others on HN have too. WTF!?

http://www.tuneupmedia.com/

6 comments

kookiekrak14y ago

mark-r14y ago

Unfortunately the P&T office has gone stark raving mad. And nobody will step up to overturn these because that costs money, and who will fight for something they can't own either?

lysol14y ago

You should be using words that more accurately describe the functionality your code provides, anyway.

whiterabbit14y ago

LOL, "First Use Anywhere: 3/1/2008".

kookiekrak14y ago

all trademarks for Automagically. dating back to 2007.

mark-r14y ago

Citations go 20 years before that: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:automagical#English

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