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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!mips!mips!sdd.hp.com!wupost!uwm.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!knie2586 From: knie2586@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Robert Joseph Knier) Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI Message-ID: <1992Jul21.185039.18836@uwm.edu> Keywords: BSDI AT&T Sender: news@uwm.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee References: <83873@netnews.upenn.edu> <1992Jul20.211811.3152@algor2.algorists.com> <54661@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:50:39 GMT Lines: 27 In article <54661@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> mm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike MacKenzie) writes: >In article <1992Jul20.211811.3152@algor2.algorists.com>, jeffrey@algor2.algorists.com (Jeffrey Kegler) writes: >> According to today's _ComputerWorld_ (July 20, 1992, page 16) AT&T's >> USL has sued Berkeley Software Design, Inc. in U.S. District Court in >> NJ. Copyright and patent infringement are apparently *not* involved, >> the grounds being specified as "trademark infringement, false >> advertizing and unfair competition." >> > > >AT&T can do this, and I can stop using them as my long distance carrier. >Also, when I need a new cordless phone, Panasonic & Sony make fine >cordless phones. >The 386bsd INSTALL.NOTES claims about 100,000 sites. If every site were >to switch to MCI or Sprint, would AT&T notice? Good point, I'll have to remember this when I receive a phone call from AT&T to switch over (I currently have MCI). Bob Knier (knie2586@csd4.csd.uwm.edu) > > >Michael MacKenzie (Purdue University Unix Group) >mm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu