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Unable to stuff this problem back into the can, Hormel is instead doing what companies often do: asserting its trademark rights. Claiming dilution of the trademarked name Spam, the company has filed complaints against Spam Arrest LLC, a Seattle technology company that provides spam-blocking software for e-mail users. More here. [washingtonpost.com]
It took them so long to lodge a complaint
They can't sue most of the companies with Spam in their name because they're open source or freeware/hobbyists - they'd pay a lot out, get bad press and even if they won they'd never get anything back. Perhaps Spam Arrest actually has some money...
when you have something as a trademark, you HAVE to defend it.
How exactly did one pull a name for unwanted email from a semi-meat product? I never got the story on that one.
How exactly did one pull a name for unwanted email from a semi-meat product?
Apparently it's taken from the unwanted email's similarity to what happens when you throw spam through a fan.
I don't know for sure; that's just the story my comp-sci boyfriend told me when i asked him that exact same question a couple days ago. But that's what I've heard.
Now, who thought to throw some spam through a fan? That's what I want to know.
These will give you, more than you ever want to know about spam.
I learn something new and fantastic every day.
Thanks for the info! I feel more knowledgable already.
