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3 responses to “Strike Two: DataPortability Workgroup Logo Challenged, Again”

1. 2008/04/30

   Nick Palmer

   Actually, I think that copyrighting mission statements has rather a lot going for it, and may be the best argument yet for the retention of some of the most repressive aspects of traditional IP law. Consider the following proposal; any and all formulations and combinations of the sorts of words usually found when playing buzzword bingo should be copyrighted, and the copyrighted vested in a trust which automatically refuses to license their use by any organization. Ever. The next time a bunch of joss-stick-waving platitude-mouthing rebranding consultants say anything along the lines of

   “We synergistically and globally leverage effective, professional, parallel and emerging intellectual capital whilst continuing to interactively, quickly and authoritatively utilise quality, progressive, diverse and cutting edge paradigms, to expand our efforts to proactively and assertively manage progressive, inexpensive and timely intellectual capital to meet the needs of an ever-changing marketplace.”

   The Trust can slap the %$&@+£%s with a C&D and possibly even get some cash out of them as a settlement… The Trust would thus be self-financing, and in the process of financing itself would eventually lead to the insolvency and extinction of the rebranding consultants, at which point the Trust would wind itself up, the Great WOrk having been accomplished…win all round?

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2. 2008/04/30

   Nick Palmer

   Apols for spelling BTW; rushed post…

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3. 2008/05/02

   Dave Walker

   I like it 🙂

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