NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/org/eff/talk/7671

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Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!cobra.dra.com!sean
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: "The Net <tm>"?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 14 Dec 92 22:45:53 CST
References: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Data Research Associates, Inc.
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In article <[e-mail]>, mc/G=Brad/S=Hicks/OU=[e-mail] writes:
> There's an article in the October 15th {Electronic Mail and Micro
> Systems}, which just made its way to me, about a reorganization of
> Mediatel and Telecom Canada to market both of their products (and a few
> other bits of this and that) under a new company name: "The Net."

There is a story that is told by the shipping clerks that once upon a time
a freight company changed their name to "Best Way."  Since most shipping
orders say ship via best way (i.e. least expensive) a whole bunch of
people were suprised to get bills from "Best Way" shipping for a whole
lot more than they were expecting.

Oh, by the way, the name Internet(tm) has also been taken by another company
called Internet Communications, Inc.  It gets very confusing when one of
your competitors announces they have signed an "exclusive" arrangement
with the Internet.

Gee, maybe there is a place for intellectual property rights on the "net"
after all.
--
Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
Domain: [e-mail], Voice: (Work) [phone]