If so, what? I'm kind of interested in knowing about this. Thanks in advance.
Edit: Yeah, I do intend it use "wall" in the same way that Facebook does
+50 bounty for a definite answer, or an alternative term (if I like it)
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If you are asking because you are thinking of using the term "Wall" in your own application then you might be on shaky ground. How shaky that ground would be would depend on many factors - not least of which was how popular your site became. A small site might not bother them, but a high profile site which could be seen as a competitor probably would. There's nothing to stop you having a part of your application where other users post comments, photographs and links to a page on a user's profile - Facebook can't copyright the idea - however if you were to call it a user's "Wall" then it could be seen as infringing on Facebook to some degree. Far better to come up with your own term. As to what that term could be - you'll have to give more details about your application, your target market etc. |
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even if they dont, they will still threaten and bully you to stop using it, and wih the kind of resources and money they have, you would have to be pretty damn sure of yourself to face off against them in court. |
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I don't think any company or entity can have a legal binding with an English word. Only with words they create themselves, like car models or soft drink names, but not with a word that exists in the Dictionary. |
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