Spam sues Spam

[stormwatcheagle]

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/30/Consumers/spamfight_030730

I got to admit, as supid as it sounds, they got a point. I usally think of junk e-mail when I hear the word spam.

[Blonde799]

I think of the alternative to bologna.:o

[Drunken Tiger]

Depends who says it.. Like, if it was my mom.. then the food product... if it was my friends, then junk mail... :shrug:

[Ich]

I agree. Spam has received a negative connotation with all of the LOSE 50 POUNDS NOW! ads for the women married to the ENLARGE YOUR PENIS 2-4 INCHES OVERNIGHT!

[CoolestNameEver]

Wait... you expect me to believe that someone named a lunchmeat after spam? Who in their right mind would do that?

[Blonde799]

You've been out of the loop. Hormel named a lunchmeat Spam way before the internet went mainstream(1937). Hormel is simply suing SpamArrest for the name.

[Majin_Tobias]

I think of both Message board useless crap that is posted that usually comes from a select few people I know of, and spam e-mails that come from people who sign up my address for porn, which ends up Baleeted.

[Jigglysaint]

Even I caught the sarcasm in that remark.

The have a poin there, it's like suing a third party cola bottler for the use of Coke, or Kleenix, or even popsicle. Stuff like that are a household name, yet the names are trademarked and can't be stolen. Actually, I think the ones who should be sued are the ones who started using the word spam to denote such junk mail/posts.

If this goes though, will the no spamming rule have to be reworked?

[inori]

They have to defend their trademark in court. Trademarks are not like copyrights... if you don't defend them, you can lose them.

Here's their page about it: http://www.spam.com/ci/ci_in.htm

[Ganonator]

It's all about context.. if my brother said how he hated getting spam in his mail, i would instantly assume junk, not parcel packaged meat.

Of course, when i smell that whiff of spammy scent, I know i should go check my email.

[Cloral]

The fact that halfway through the article it has the link:

"CONSUMER TIPS: Cutting Down on Spam"

just drives the point home.

[Eckels]

http://eckels.afterblur.com/spam.gif

[MasterSwordUltima]

That kinda makes things more complitcated, doesn't it?

[cyberkiller6276]

I definitely think of monty pythons spam song. I have that CD... and my dad has the record from when it was first released.

I'd have to say the word "spam" is used too much. before it used to be us computer nerds using the word. now AOL uses it in there commercials. its kinda like everybody knowing about 1337...

[copord]

Makes me think of a meaty bi-product most of the time. But either way its always something annoying disgusting and generally ...crap.

[TheGeepster]

Like it or not, the term "spam" has become common usage and is therefore not copyrighted when it refers to emails. Perhaps Spam should have protected their name a bit better. (It's similar to brands whose names have been used to refer to a type of product in general, rather than the specific brand, like aspirin..)

[KJAZZ]

I usually think of people repeating the same message over and over. ;P

[Sephiroth]

Originally posted by Eckels
http://eckels.afterblur.com/spam.gif
:rofl:
According to the SPAM.com link, Eckels could get sued.:eyebrow:
Hormel is right, although it says that it's okay to refer to spam as junk e-mail as long as you don't use all uppercase letters.:eyebrow: Sooooo....
SpamArrest::waggle:
Hormel::angry:
P.S. I refer to spam as junk posts/e-mails.