On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, Mike Holden wrote:

> Apple and Apple are prime examples of how this works in the real world.
> Apple records sold records, and Apple corp made computers and software.
>
> However in the modern global multimedia market, both are treading on each
> other's toes quite a lot in terms of market areas, and they both seem to
> continue without problem.

You mean apart from the fact that Apple Records sued Apple Computers for
several million dollars and lost? ;-)

According to news articles a few months back, they had a deal that Apple
Records thought Apple Computers broke when they entered the music business
with iTunes and iPod.

Regarding trademarks on the name Rockbox, the german site rockbox-lounge.com
has got a C&D-letter from a german company which seems to own the German
trademarks for "Rock Box" and "Rock-box".

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  Daniel Stenberg -- http://www.rockbox.org/ -- http://daniel.haxx.se/