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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Facebook asserts trademark on word "book" in new

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Fri Mar 23 14:13:21 2012

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Facebook asserts trademark on word "book" in new user agreement

http://j.mp/GJCH5h  (ars technica)

   "Facebook is trying to expand its trademark rights over the word "book"
    by adding the claim to a newly revised version of its "Statement of
    Rights and Responsibilities," the agreement all users implicitly
    consent to by using or accessing Facebook."

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