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minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoVisio? Don’t they have to pay for copyright on the name “Visio” to Microsoft?
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoVisio is a Microsoft product name.
minus-squarebookmeat@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIt’s actually not. The official product name is “Microsoft Visio”.
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoAnd that’s not going to stop them from suing
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoSuing a govt body? Outside their basecamp? Good luck with that!
minus-squaresome_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoMicrosoft is American
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoMicrosoft doesn’t hold a copyright worldwide for product names.
Visio? Don’t they have to pay for copyright on the name “Visio” to Microsoft?
Why should they?
Visio is a Microsoft product name.
It’s actually not. The official product name is “Microsoft Visio”.
And that’s not going to stop them from suing
Suing a govt body? Outside their basecamp? Good luck with that!
Microsoft is American
Microsoft doesn’t hold a copyright worldwide for product names.