On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:20:15 +1100, Krypsis >
wrote:

> On 24/03/2012 1:11 PM, notbob wrote:
> > If there was ever any doubt what a corrupt duplicitous company
> > Facebook is, get this. If you sign up for Facebook, or they renew
> > their Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and require re
> > signing/agreeing, you are agreeing to a new condition acknowledging
> > facebook owns the copyright to the term, "book", particularly if used
> > as a suffix:.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/7j94c9e
> >
> > This means they can conceivably sue yer ass if you use the term
> > cookbook, specially if you use it on Facebook. Anyone who doubts
> > Facebook wants to own yer ass lock, stock, and barrel, is being
> > hopelessly naive.
> >
> > nb
> >
> Facebook cannot copyright a common term such as the word "book".
> "Facebook", a made up word they may possibly be able to copyright,
> especially as there was no such definition prior to their use of the
> term "facebook" but to the term "book" they cannot apply copyright.
> Facebook cannot apply copyright to the term "cookbook", given that it
> has been in common use for centuries. They may like to document it as
> such but it wouldn't hold in a court of law.

Let's get real. FB isn't going to waste time, money and resources
suing people over using "cookbook" in a post. They are concerned
about internet sites that try to spoof the "Facebook" brand.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.