Animal Crackers

Not then Quick-ly…

’s mate, Tibor Gold writes:

I don’t intend the paras you lot picked out are all the essential ones…
In really telegrammese shorthand:
Appeal rejected, Opp Div + BoA upheld.
There is incontestable verbal similarity betwixt the word components in addition to that is to a greater extent than of import than the drawing of the rabbit, partly because drawings of jovial cartoon characters of animals are mutual inwards the catering trade, size-wise, too, QUICKY is meaning in addition to non-negligible.

There is groovy phonetic similarity. Regard must hold upwards had to oral role (telephone order)
Conceptually i cannot exclude that francophones of FR + BX accept sufficient cognition of English linguistic communication to sympathise ‘quick’ in addition to from in that place to ‘quicky’ exactly inwards whatever illustration the phonetic similarity cannot ‘neutralise’ (newspeak for outweighed by) the conceptual differences.

Given a quasi-identity of the goods, the visual similarity in addition to the phonetic quasi-identity the BoA was entitled to abide by a direct a opportunity of confusion, enhanced yesteryear the usage of the ‘alimentary sector’ of distinguishing its diverse lines yesteryear using sub-brands which is how the subsequently grade could hold upwards perceived yesteryear the targeted public

, duly chastened, says thank you lot Tibor!


From rabbits to donkeys

eDonkey to hold upwards precise. Estelle Derclaye has informed the IPKat that a articulation functioning yesteryear Swiss in addition to Belgian constabulary has close downwardly the Razorback2 server, which is used yesteryear a 3rd of the users of the eDonkey P2P website. The server contained 170million pirated files in addition to was i the largest of around 200 index servers on the eDonkey file-sharing network. The possessor of the server has been arrested in addition to the computers used for it accept been seized.

can’t assistance exactly hold upwards pragmatic nearly this. By forthwith those who practice unauthorised P2P networks accept got to know what’s coming to them. He’s rather interested though yesteryear the prospect of imitation servers, allegedly created yesteryear RIAA, inwards guild to trap downloaders – encounter the give-and-take amid eDonkey users here.

BBC coverage here
More on eDonkey here