Re: [IMPORTANT] Trademark violation for Web Keys

On 07/26/2013 02:50 PM, Manu Sporny wrote:
> On 07/26/2013 12:31 PM, Arthur Barstow wrote:
>> As such, perhaps you should avoid using the Web and Messaging terms
>> least together.
> Thanks Art, we'll avoid it.
>
> The company that initiated the cease and desist have given us until
> Sunday to change the name of the spec.
>
> I agree with some of the others on the list that have said that fighting
> this isn't worth it, especially since the case against it would be on
> fairly shaky ground (and a huge time sink).
>
> At the moment, the leading term is "Secure Web Messaging", which would
> be shorted to "Web Messaging" based on the conflict with the WebApps
> spec that Art points out above. More suggestions welcome until Sunday,
> if a strong candidate appears, we'll back it... if not, it's probably
> going to be "Secure Messaging". Keep in mind that if we don't like the
> name, we can always change it again.

Another suggestion that is more specific (and very close to what the 
spec is actually about) but may have other drawbacks is:

"Decentralized Secure Messaging"

-- 
Dave Longley
CTO
Digital Bazaar, Inc.

Received on Friday, 26 July 2013 18:59:51 UTC