ANST - Re: vinting.
Sandy M Koenig
ravensmk at juno.com
Fri Jun 12 01:01:45 PDT 1998
>>
>> Good example is here in Ansteorra. "Get me a Coke." "what kind? we
>got
>> mr.pibb, pepsi, orange, etc"
It's understood that when you order "Coke", you get Coke, (except in the
case of Taco Bell, where they say, will a Pepsi do? No, I want a COKE)
Anyway, what was meant was a lot of people refer to anything generically
as Coke. I've heard many people do this and then they say "No, I wanted
a Root Beer." "Well, you said Coke, now, didn't you?"
R
>>
>> Scott Waggoner
>> Mayne de la Croix --- The original MiB
>> Gate's Edge Canton, Barony of Stargate, Ansteorra
>>
>
>Only a few problems with this.... Kleenex was originally a trademarked
>name, but it was lost precisely because of this. They did not take
>"appropriate and reasonable actions" to protect the usage of the name
>-
>hence it has moved out of the protected category and into common
>parlayance. As for "Coke" - Coca Cola (and Pepsi) spend *significant*
>amounts of money testing places to verify that when someone orders
>"Coke" (or "Pepsi") that is what they get. If they in fact receive
>something else they *will* prosecute (or at least threaten to do so).
>This is required of them in order to protect their hard earned
>trademark. (Same applies to service marks, etc.). I really don't
>believe that they would spend millions on this type of thing if it
>were
>not important to them and required to protect their name (legally).
>
>The same sort of situation exists with Champagne. Although as home
>brewers the likelihood of this sort of problem cropping up is almost
>nil, this is the reason for the distinction of things as "sparkling
>wine" instead of "champagne".
>
>Barq Al-yesari
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