My apologies if I overreacted. It's the kind of question, however,
that I would be very careful in answering as it asks for facts to
reassure of a conclusion, not just for sources of information.
I know I know, that's how all questions start out. that's why the
apology.
Alvin Podboy <podskius@ohionet.org> wrote:
> John, Was this question inappropriate? It seems like the individual was
> looking for "...some facts to reassure our director?" The information
> was to be used by the _Ozarks Regional Information Network_ which
> although it does not sound like a law library, it does sound like a
> library. While I can not help with the question, I do not think
> answering it would necessarily be practicing law. _If_ I had some case
> names or treatise to recommend I would not hesitate in doing so. My two
> cents. I remain yours in Law Librarianship. Al Podboy Of Cleveland.
>
> On
> Wed, 27 Nov 1996, John P. Joergensen wrote:
>
> > Dear KaTMandu:
> >
> > This is a highly inappropriate question to put on this listserv.
> > We are here as law librarians, to discuss and answer questions
> > concerning our calling. Some of us are lawyers and some are
> > not, but none of us are here to give out free legal advise. If you
> > doubt the advise your first lawyer gave you, I suggest you hire
> > another for a second opinion.
> >
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 09:25:35 -0600
> > > From: KaTMandu <kmccann@comp.uark.edu>
> > > To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
> > > Subject: question of law
> >
> > > Hi, I am NOT a member of this list, so I need answers sent to my email
> > > address please: kmccann@comp.uark.edu.
> > >
> > > My question is this. We want to name our new library system ORION for
> > > Ozarks Regional Information Online Network. The county attorney is
> > > concerned that an entity with a registered trademark for the name might
> > > object (sue?) if they found out. I think this is not an issue because my
> > > understanding is that: 1) if they are in non-competing industries (a film
> > > company and a library online catalog for instance) it doesn't matter, 2)
> > > it's in a different state and we serve only a small region in Arkansas and
> > > 3) get a life!
> > >
> > > Can anyone here on this list give me some facts to reassure our director?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance. KT McCann
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > K T McCann, Systems Librarian | To everything
> > > Ozarks Regional Library | there is a purpose
> > > 217 E. Dickson St. | under heaven.
> > > Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
> > > (501) 442-6253 |
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > kmccann@comp.uark.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > John P. Joergensen
> > jjoerg@crab.rutgers.edu
> >
>
John P. Joergensen
jjoerg@crab.rutgers.edu
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