Can anyone own "Web 2.0?"

Cory Doctorow :
O'Reilly Media have taken a ton of criticism for attempting to enforce a service mark against a nonprofit group in Ireland that wanted to have "Web 2.0" conference. O'Reilly exec Dale Dougherty coined the term Web 2. ...

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It's from Sara Winge, our VP of communications who's taking point on this until Monday when Tim returns from vacation. O'Reilly and CMP are fine with IT@Cork using "Web 2. 0 Conference co-chair John Battelle noted, "Remember, Web 2.

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John Battelle : "This is not some evil plot to 'own' Web 2.0."

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More thoughts about the "Web 2.0 service mark" controversy

Well, saying that the blogosphere has been busy “commenting” on the “Web 2.0 service mark” affair is an understatement. It has been on top of TechMeme for over 24 hours, it has been /. ...

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Oreillyism - A conversation for Open Source ™ people everywhere

I've been flying around the internet for the last 24 hours, trying to get my mind around something that is disturbing me far more than it should be. Why should i care if Tim O'reilly's company filed a trademark infringement cease and desist order to some conference with the name web 2. ...

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