Can i have something like this?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by zinruss, Aug 22, 2008.

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    http://www.technoratimedia.com/

    Can i something like this:

    If wordpress is the king of blog, "mysite" is becoming "something something".

    Am i allow to have such slogan in my banner? Please help.
     
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    sure you can
     
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    You are allowed to use a trademark for the nominative purpose of comparison under fair use standards under the Lanham Act. Though it's generally used for direct comparison, (i.e., So and So laundry detergent cleans better than Tide) I'd opine that it's ok...

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