[WEB4LIB] The word

[rsinger at linc.lib.il.us]

Yes - http://www.lsoft.com/products/default.asp?item=listserv .
Although "listserv" is used as a generic all the time, this is
incorrect.... like "kleenex," etc.

---- Original Message ----
From: emnudell at unm.edu
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] The word "listserv" copyrighted?
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 13:04:51 -0700 (PDT)

>My boss is under the impression that the word "listserv" is
>copyrighted and
>has forbidden us to use it in our documentation. We have invented
>words like
>"e-list" or "electronic list" to refer to a listserv.
>
>I still see the rest of the world using listserv. Has anyone else
>heard of
>"listserv" being copyrighted?
>
>
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