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davidrfoley:
No, I'm the guy that actually did Trademark MAME. We are talking about Spinners here, not MAME.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: davidrfoley on July 27, 2008, 04:51:50 pm ---No, I'm the guy that actually did Trademark MAME. We are talking about Spinners here, not MAME.
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So you can trademark someone elses idea for a spinner?
davidrfoley:
You can't trademark an idea. A trademark is a way to register a name used in commerce to prevent others from using the same mark. Trademarks are assigned to companies on a first came first serve basis, just as patents are. Anyone may register to use any mark that isn't already registered. If you wish to learn more, go to the USPTO.GOV web site. If you to talk about the MAME trademark, start a new thread, this thread is about spinners.
TPB:
--- Quote from: davidrfoley on July 27, 2008, 06:37:43 pm ---
If you to talk about the MAME trademark, start a new thread.
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A new thread to discuss, as requested by David Foley :
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82695.0
Should we all be paying royalties to David Foley, every time we press the COIN button and play a game ?
How does this work ?
Did this guy have anything to do with authoring the MAME code ?
If he didn't, then it's an absolute joke. :dizzy:
The law is an ass.
TheShanMan:
Just wanted to say that I've observed RandyT's temper a few times I think in the 6 months or so that I've been active here. I'm not going to say I will never buy from him, but it is certainly a turn off. I'm sure his products are great (from what people say) and I'm sure he provides good service (I have no reason to think otherwise), but really, this is not the place to be airing dirty laundry. I'm not even particularly siding with Andy in the "RandyT vs. Andy" battle - I really don't think this is the way to go about presenting your case, so I basically will ignore RandyT's charges.
So instead of setting the record straight, it has served only to turn me off. I don't hate RandyT, and I may very well buy products from him in the future, so don't read too much into this. It's just that I'm less likely to buy from him than I otherwise would be. Hopefully this thread has helped RandyT learn to avoid these kinds of situations.
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