‘EVERY time Open Source dares to use the term instant messenger (capitalised or otherwise) or any permutation thereof, we get yet another letter from AOL’s New York law firm reminding us that it’s a registered trademark belonging their client.

So when Gartner analyst Betsy Burton used the term instant messaging, we had to pull her up and remind her of AOL’s claims that it owns those words.

AOL’s lawyers suggested we use the tongue-twisting “real-time instant communication device” instead.’

Read more at Eagles’ feathers ruffled over instant messaging

{Instant Messenger News}

Recent Entries

• Yahoo! offers phone via instant messaging
• FaceTime Secures Instant Messaging For Distance Learning University
• Yahoo Messenger Integrates VOIP
• Mobile IM for Skype
• New Botnets Utilizing Instant Messaging
• Secure Developers Portal for Instant Messaging Bots
• ScanSafe Intros IM Security Management
• SIP Unified Communications Is All the Buzz
• Akonix Rolls Comprehensive Instant Messaging Security Bundle
• Microsoft Messenger for Mac 5.1

This entry was posted on Friday, November 18th, 2005 at 3:41 am and is filed under Instant Messenger News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.