I like facebook, the way it connects people, the way it helps in collecting and passing information and in the way it allows me to hang out with the group I am comfortable with.
Sameway, I love my dog who is cute looking, playful, lovable and funny at times.
But how much would I love my dog if it were to go around mauling up kids, barking at neighbours, spoiling my lawn, bullying everyone around? Yes, I would start to hate him.
This is exactly what is happening to Facebook now. Facebook has become a bullying epithet for everyone in social media. It has gone to some absurd measures.
The latest in the news is that Facebook is going to be given ownership for Trademark for the word 'Face'. Unbelievable? But true... Facebook has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the trademark on the word “face” when used in the context of online chat rooms or bulletin boards.
That is how absurd it gets. They need to get it passed to start bullying others around.
In August, Facebook filed a suit against social network Teachbook.com in an attempt to protect the use of the word “book” pertaining to an online networking service.
At the same period, Facebook also sued Lamebook for its name. Lamebook is publicly pleading for donations for its legal fund, and calling out Facebook on its site. “Facebook didn’t get the joke. They’ve decided to pick on the little guys: small business owners who seem to be no match for a multi-billion dollar behemoth. But this is one website that’s not going down without a fight.”
There has been other instances too, when it pressurized Placebook, and the site was forced to rename itself to Triptrace. Another instance was Faceporn.
In general it doesn't look good. No one should be allowed to take such a general term as 'Face' and bully others into using the term for anything else. Trademark infringement on such absurd measures are not going improve anything, let alone a brand name.
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