For everyone's information, let's make sure we are not making this mistake. Bridgett >Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 11:54:24 -0900 >From: Pat Smith <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: GenWeb Not Acceptable > >Howdy y'all, > >Anyone that has been involved with USGenWeb for long has seen me post >this subject before, but the problem, and potential future legal >problems still exist. > >The term "GenWeb or GENWEB" are used by Gary Hoffman. I don't think we >could prevail in a legal battle over infringment, were that to take >place. USGenWeb is OUR acronym, US GenWeb could be confused or inferred >to represent someone elses site. AKGenWeb is my site. Alaska GenWeb >could be an infringement, in my mind. Format for counties/boroughs is >the same. > >To prevent any question, I again ask that all SC's check their pages and >correct any mis-spelling of our acronym. There should NEVER be a space >before GenWeb, and our Project should NEVER be referred to as GenWeb. > >Please forward this to your state lists. All CC's need to correct any >erroneous terms. In an effort to reduce cross-posting I will not, at >this time, post to rootsweb-help, USGenWeb-all-l, or the many other >lists. Feel free to forward as you see fit. > >Any comments should be posted to the SC list. > >Cya >-- >Happy Holidays from the Rainforest of America's Last Frontier >Pat Smith Craig, Alaska - [email protected] * [email protected] >http://www.ptialaska.net/~captpat * >http://www.ptialaska.net/~captpat/RAIAC.htm >USGenWeb http://www.usgenweb.org AKGenWeb SC, CC AK/TX/OK/IT/MO/NM >Member USIGS Board of Directors http://www.usigs.org >Sponsor http://www.rootsweb.com * http://www.USRoots.com >Researching Smith/Van Lear VA/PA ca 1800>OH ca 1820>MO ca 1865>OK; >Caruthers TN>TX; Breazeale ca 1720 NC/SC>TN>MO>OK>WY; >Roybal/Lopez/Quintana NM; Tucker/Maxey AR>OK > > > Bridgett Edwards Smith [email protected] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~* The Bible Family: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bible Home Page: http://www.wizard.com/~bascs/mypage.htm Greene Co TN: http://www.usit.net/tngenweb/greene