> A few years ago the lawyer who headed nptn.org was passing out threats
> to people who used "freenet" or any similar term in postings on the
> net, saying that violated his copyright. I got one.
He would have to establish the copyright in court to make it stick.
As long as someone (anyone) could show prior use of the term "Freenet"
(and surely it's a generic) then his "copyright" is a pile of shit.
Paul Gregg
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