92 replies to this topic

[cabinboy]

IANAL, but this is what the US copyright website has to say:

How do I copyright my business name? Which form do I use?
Names, titles, short phrases, and slogans are not copyrightable. You may have protection under the federal trademark laws. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 800-786-9199, for more information.

really? so i can use" 'DO THE DEW!" .... maybe not..

what about "DO THE DEWSH!

[donald]

Awesome, thanks Aaron, I will be sending out a letter as well!!

i've written folks at the new times and told my other
journalist friends. if an article or two gets out, that might
be the best way to hurt their business. i think taking willo
house as their name is a pretty crummy thing to do, even
if it's legal. pretty unethical in the world of business.

you can write folks here.
regardless of what you think of the writing in the new times, they
have a large downtown readership and an article would do wonders.

[Jacki O.]

meh too!

[guitarduane]

IANAL, but this is what the US copyright website has to say:

How do I copyright my business name? Which form do I use?
Names, titles, short phrases, and slogans are not copyrightable. You may have protection under the federal trademark laws. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 800-786-9199, for more information.

really? so i can use" 'DO THE DEW!" .... maybe not..

what about "DO THE DEWSH!

don't confuse copyright with trademark

[aaronburke]

keep sending emails. someone's looking into it right now

[Transparent Human Being]

IANAL, but this is what the US copyright website has to say:

How do I copyright my business name? Which form do I use?
Names, titles, short phrases, and slogans are not copyrightable. You may have protection under the federal trademark laws. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 800-786-9199, for more information.

really? so i can use" 'DO THE DEW!" .... maybe not..

what about "DO THE DEWSH!

don't confuse copyright with trademark

Exactly. I was just trying to point out the current tennant of the new building saying "I can do whatever I want, I own the copyright" was BS.

[rddenton]

Hey Donald, this is Randy (the manager of the Willow House). Actually what I said was that the owner's of the Willow House are aware and believe they have legal options as, although they do not own the copyright to the name, they do have 16 years of established business. On the hand hand, I was talking to Alex yesterday and he said when he questioned the owner of the Willo House about the name he replied, "I can't do whatever I want. I own the copyright to the Willow House as well as the Willo House."
Disturbing indeed.

can't or can?

either wy- TOOL!

ive net these new owners and they are loud and obnoxious

Yes sorry, I meant, "I can do whatever I want."

i've written folks at the new times and told my other
journalist friends. if an article or two gets out, that might
be the best way to hurt their business. i think taking willo
house as their name is a pretty crummy thing to do, even
if it's legal. pretty unethical in the world of business.

you can write folks here.
regardless of what you think of the writing in the new times, they
have a large downtown readership and an article would do wonders.

Thanks Aaron. I too have emailed them.

As for everyone else here. Thanks for your support. My personal opinion is that he has every right to open a business in the exact location with the exact business plan we had. Downtown Phoenix needs every local coffee shops it can get. It's just bad taste, and I hope he [eventually] realizes that.

[rddenton]

Who at New Times would you suggest emailing?
I sent mine to Rick Barrs?

[aaronburke]

i sent one to everybody. it can't hurt, they can pass it on
to other folks, i got a couple of nice responses

[donald]

http://blogs.phoenix...willow_hous.php

[jomama]

thanks for the link!

[donald]

some interesting responses to the blog.

[donald]

I went by Willow House and there was a sign saying it's closed till further notice!


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[weener]

I went by Willow House and there was a sign saying it's closed till further notice!


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What???

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[cabinboy]

i wonder if willo had anything to do with it. willo is not open yet either.