We are ALL guests (except Eric)

[James A. Donald]

Jonathan Rochkind writes
> Assuming Eric could trademark the list, but just chooses not to, then
> what's to stop _me_ from getting a trademark on the name "cypherpunks" when
> I start my own competing list?

Nothing, other than the fact it would not be the cypherpunks list, and
there would not be a mass migration from Eric's list to yours.


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