Automagically has been trademarked. WTF?

1 points by _grrr 14 years ago | 6 comments

I've just seen an ad for TuneUp and noticed they have trademarked "Automagically".

I've been using this word for ages, as I'm sure others on HN have too. WTF!?

http://www.tuneupmedia.com/

kookiekrak 14 years ago |

http://www.trademarkia.com/automagically-77390897.html http://www.mytrademarkia.com/automagically-77870578.html http://socialmedia.trademarkia.com/automagically-77646827.ht... http://electronics.zibb.com/trademark/automagically/30404525

mark-r 14 years ago |

Unfortunately the P&T office has gone stark raving mad. And nobody will step up to overturn these because that costs money, and who will fight for something they can't own either?

lysol 14 years ago |

You should be using words that more accurately describe the functionality your code provides, anyway.

whiterabbit 14 years ago |

LOL, "First Use Anywhere: 3/1/2008".

kookiekrak 14 years ago |

all trademarks for Automagically. dating back to 2007.

mark-r 14 years ago | |

Citations go 20 years before that: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:automagical#English