UK VCF or equivalent

[Patrick Finnegan]

[Note to Jay: I'm sorry to continue this thread...]

On Thursday 09 August 2007, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> See, this is one part of the reasons why I don't actively follow the
> list:
>
> Patrick Finnegan said:
> > > Indeed.  I view Sellam's attitude as a response to all of the
> > > people who recently were saying, in effect, "Screw your
> > > copyright, I'm using your name anyway!"
> >
> > It'd be nice if Sellam could at least figure out how to say this in
> > a non-"I'm going to ruin your life for doing something that's not
> > nice" sort of way.
>
> Pat, you know the deal.  You produce the VCF Midwest under an ad hoc
> license.  Why should I let someone else just take it and run with it
> as they wish?  I certainly wouldn't give you that type of leeway. 
> Nor anyone else for that matter.

Yes I do.  And, I wasn't suggesting that someone should use the VCF 
name.  I was simply suggesting that you might just be polite and ASK 
people not to do it, rather than threaten them in some way.

Oh, and it bothers me when people working towards the same goal (a 
classic computer expo type event) quibble over little things like 
trademarks.  Can't we get past that, and back to something productive 
and useful?  So Sellam doesn't want you to use "VCF" without his 
consent.  Pick some other name and be done with it.

Pat
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