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Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03)

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On 17/11/2012 08:02, John G Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 at 14:08:44, in comp.lang.javascript, Joao Rodrigues
> (J.R.) wrote:
>
>    <snip>
>> I think that "JavaScript" is nowadays a trademark of Oracle Corporation
>> (formerly was a trademark of Sun, formerly a trademark of Netscape).
>>
>> Trademarks are not like copyright or patents, and I think there is no
>> legal problem using the word "JavaScript", otherwise Mozilla, Google
>> and even Microsoft would ban the word from their websites /
>> applications docs.
>>
>> <http://www.lawmart.com/forms/difference.htm>
>
> Microsoft's web site says
> "JavaScript - Internet Explorer 10 ... This documentation describes the
> Microsoft implementation of JavaScript"  in
>    <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d1et7k7c.aspx>
> so it's selling a Microsoft product named 'JavaScript'.

This page is about "the Microsoft implementation of JavaScript, which is 
compliant with the ECMAScript Language Specification 5th Edition. It 
also provides additional features that are not included in the ECMA 
Standards". So they are not selling a M$ product.


> I think this indicates, though IANAL, one of the following :
> 1. Microsoft uses the Mozilla code in IE (very unlikely).
> 2. Microsoft pays money to the Trade Mark owner (unlikely; MS doesn't
> believe in giving money to competitors if it can avoid it).
> 3. Microsoft acts as though the word has lost its Trade Mark status (and
> MS has the expensive lawyers needed to resist any complaint).
>
> If number 3 turns out to be the case then Thomas Lahn will have to start
> shouting " 'The' JavaScript language does not exist" every few days.

Thomas is the "Sheldon Cooper" of c.l.js. :-) I appreciate his comments 
though.

-- 
Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)

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FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "FAQ server" <javascript@dotinternet.be> - 2012-11-03 00:00 +0000
  Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-11-05 09:45 +0100
    Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-11-05 10:52 +0200
      Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) Asen Bozhilov <asen.bozhilov@gmail.com> - 2012-11-05 06:08 -0800
  Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-11-14 22:28 -0200
    Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-11-15 11:50 +0000
      Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-11-15 16:00 -0200
        Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-11-16 10:44 +0000
          Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)" <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-11-16 14:08 -0200
            Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-11-17 10:02 +0000
              Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-11-17 14:01 -0200
    Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) Dr J R Stockton <reply1246@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-11-16 20:24 +0000
      Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) Asen Bozhilov <asen.bozhilov@gmail.com> - 2012-11-17 02:16 -0800
        Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-11-17 12:48 -0200
        Re: FAQ Topic - What books are recommended for javascript? (2012-11-03) Dr J R Stockton <reply1246@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-11-18 19:20 +0000

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