BellSouth Threatens Bellster
from the not-quite-what-was-expected dept
It's no surprise that a telco would get upset at Jeff Pulver's new route around the phone company offering, Bellster. However, it looks like the first move isn't concerning the service itself, but it's name. It appears that BellSouth seems to think Bellster is a little too close to their own name, and have requested that Jeff remove the word "Bell" from anything having to do with Bellster. Does BellSouth really own the trademark on "Bell" and can they really force anyone else to stop using it? It seems like the word "Bell" in association with telco services is pretty generic, dating back to Alexander Graham, himself. Also, considering the common use of "Ma Bell" and "Baby Bells," it seems like Jeff would have a pretty good claim on being able to use "Bell" in the name of a telco service.
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No Subject Given by Chris on Jan 31st, 2005 @ 5:02am
They really need to go after Taco Bell. I keep walking into Bellsouth offices looking for tacos. It's all very confusing :)
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other bells by aNonMooseCowherd on Feb 1st, 2005 @ 6:24am
Will they go after the Liberty Bell? The movie "Belles on their toes"?
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