RMS [was Re: Terminology [was RE: IBM z890]]

[Paul Koning]

> On Nov 4, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>> Cool.  How about "label" versus VTOC versus "folder"  versus "directory" versus "FNT"...versus...?
>> So many names...
> 
> Was it considered "copyright infringement" to use the same terminology as somebody else?  

No, it could not be.  It could be trademark infringement if the term in question was considered a trademark by its originator, but terms like the ones we've been talking about have never been trademarks.

	paul