Hormel objects to use of SPAM

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Ronald J Riley \(RJR\)" <rjr () rjriley com>
Date: August 24, 2009 9:25:48 PM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: Hormel objects to use of SPAM

Dave, for IP.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=10971&tag=nl.e550

Is an interesting blog post about Hormel objecting to the use of the  
term SPAM and requesting that only lower case be used.  Beyond that,  
as I understand the law use of the term for email is not confusing and  
there is no profit involved so it seems that they really have no leg  
to stand on.

The letter is polite and I understand Hormel’s concerns but it seems  
to me that this is too late.  I do think that Hormel deserves credit  
for not sending a nasty-gram but also should be chided for an attempt  
to mislead people that the use for unsolicited email somehow violates  
their trademark.

Ronald J. Riley,


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