- From: Patrick Logan <patrickdlogan@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:14:09 -0700
- To: Web Payments CG <public-webpayments@w3.org>
(Mine was one of the private responses... here it is...) "Secure Web Messaging" +1 These are the terms I use to talk to people about the spec already, and people seem to get it. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just received a cease and desist related to the Web Keys > specification. It turns out that a company called BIO-key International > has a trademark on "WEB-key". I've already done the search in the USPTO, > and this is a valid claim by BIO-key International. > > http://www.bio-key.com/products/webkey.html > > I've asked for 4 days for the community to come up with a new name for > the spec. They have not responded yet and I don't know if they'll give > us 4 days. If they don't, I'll immediately pick a new name for the spec > and publish it under that new name, replacing all uses of the term "Web > Key" on the PaySwarm website. > > Here are some thoughts on a new name for the Web Keys spec, others > should feel free to weigh in with +1/-1 or preferably, better suggestions: > > Secure Web Messaging > Secure Messaging > Web Messaging > Keyjitsu / Keyjutsu (play off of jujitsu / jujutsu - "a method of using > cryptographic keys to protect yourself online" - a > bit tongue in cheek) > Web Stamping > Assured Messaging > > This is time critical, so the sooner we can get agreement, the better. > > -- manu > > -- > Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny, G+: +Manu Sporny) > Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc. > blog: Meritora - Web payments commercial launch > http://blog.meritora.com/launch/ >
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