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Facebook sues social networking site for using "book" in its name

article published on 26 August, 2010

Social networking juggernaut Facebook is suing a new website called Teachbook, which is designed to help teachers, administrators & parents share classroom resources with each other. The suit alleges, "Misappropriating the distinctive BOOK portion of Facebook's trademark, Defendant has created its own competing online networking community in a blatant attempt to become Facebook "for Teachers."" ... [ read the full article ]

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xboxdvl2

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28. August 2010 @ 23:34

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by the logic facebook is using, can i start a website with the word "the" in the title and copyright it then sue every that makes a website starting with the word "the"???.Shouldnt be able to copyright words in the english language unless you created the english language which facebook did not.

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mystic

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29. August 2010 @ 15:53

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someone should register WWW and then they could charge all websites... even a penny a page would make you rich... see there would never be an end of this madness... next someone will try to register speech in general then even write things will be tax even all our post... sad world people have forgotten what it means to earn a dollar while its easier ti sue and have some lawyer do it for you.. maybe all lawyers should take notice that lawbooks will be then next target.....

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xboxdvl2

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29. August 2010 @ 23:52

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i was thinking that yesturday.just went to www.com and there its actually a site that has links..

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kfir1

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1. September 2010 @ 04:15

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hey I have a new website called assface.com. Your a dumbass facebook.

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