[Tfug] Hackintosh

[Claude Rubinson]

Sorry, sorry.  I fumbled-fingered...

On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 10:23:47AM -0700, Bexley Hall wrote:
> IANAL.  But, I *think* that part of this is a necessary requirement
> if Apple wants to claim copyright protections.  If you don't *defend*
> your copyright (patent, etc.) then you "lose" it.

No.  Only trademarks require ongoing enforcement, lest they fall into
common usage and lose their distinctiveness.  Copyright (which
automatically protects anything you create) and patents don't require
active enforcement.

For something F/OSS-related about trademark enforcement, see this
article from this week's LWN.net about Fedora struggling to figure out
how to protect its mark.  It's a good read.
http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/349964/01dce2c655d0b4a6/.

Claude