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Published: Nov 12 2009 / 07:10

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MCII replied ago:

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Has he registered the name? Probably not. Bad luck.

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fadzlan replied ago:

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I prefer to call it a fork.

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mheath.myopenid.com replied ago:

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What does using the same name have to do with copyright? This is an area covered by trademark law, not copyright. And no, they're not the same thing.

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Justin Silverton replied ago:

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Don't you think people are going to confuse the two languages?

If you say you are using the language "go". Most people will now think "google" rather than the one that's been around for 10 years.

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ludni replied ago:

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Ha, the big search company wasn't able or willing to check the name.
Was it lazyness or arrogance ?

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MCII replied ago:

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"Ha, the big search company wasn't able or willing to check the name. "

They certainly did.

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