Facebook Trying to Trademark "Face"

noobvious · 27 Aug 2010

BCXtreme said:

I like Facebook as well, but this is ridiculous. This is what I've heard called "copyright trolling". Which means: they think that if another company uses the word "face" or "book" in their products/websites, we're all so stupid that we're liable to think said product/website is affiliated with Facebook. Wait a minute ... Apple named their new video calling service FaceTime! That must mean it's part of Facebook! Yeah, right.

Come to think of it, Facebook suing Apple over "FaceTime" could be fun to watch.

Lomai · 29 Aug 2010

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ahriman · 29 Aug 2010

^^^
For the win!

Lordbob75 · 29 Aug 2010

ahriman said:

^^^
For the win!

That does not even BEGIN to cover it.

[insert video of Jon Stewart's "Go F*ck Yourselves" here]

~Lordbob

Darician · 29 Aug 2010

Facebook can try but this just won't happen. Copyright law will ensure it doesn't happen as face is too common a term for it to be copyrighted.

Petey7 · 29 Aug 2010

I just want to point out the differences between the words "copyright", and "trademark" since so many are using the word copyright. If they copyrighted the word face, it would mean that anyone that uses it for commercial purposes or any company that used the word would have to pay facebook to use it. Ever wonder why restaurants don't sing the regular Happy Birthday song? Its because the song is copyrighted, and the restaurant would have to pay the owner of the copyright every time they sung the song. A trademark just means that no one else in that business can use the word. So if this trademark went through, no one could have a website, or social network in any form with the word "face" in the title. So if I wanted to have a website called "lookatmyuglyface.com", I either wouldn't be able to or I would have to get permission from facebook. FaceTime on the iPhone 4 would in no way be effected as it is not related to social networking or a website.

Barman58 · 29 Aug 2010

All I know is that facebook won't be copyrighting or regestering the word "Security"

smarteyeball · 29 Aug 2010

Barman58 said:

All I know is that facebook won't be copyrighting or regestering the word "Security"

"Privacy" isn't big on their list either

bigmck · 29 Aug 2010

Win7User512 said:

Next week, I'm filing for a trademark on the number 512, given that it is in my screen name. No one else should be allowed to use that number without my permission.

My ex-mother-in-law owns 666

Win7User512 · 29 Aug 2010

bigmck said:

Win7User512 said:

Next week, I'm filing for a trademark on the number 512, given that it is in my screen name. No one else should be allowed to use that number without my permission.

My ex-mother-in-law owns 666

Nice one.