Get Out of My Namespace. James Gleick.
by Gleick, James; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 72Business. Publisher: New York Times Magazine, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Business names | Drugs -- Nomenclature | Intellectual property | Internet addresses | Internet domain names | Names -- Personal | Web sitesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The world is running out of names. The roster of possible names seems almost infinite, but the demand is even greater. With the rise of instantaneous communication, business spreading across the globe and the Internet annihilating geography, conflict is rampant in this realm of language and of intellectual property. Rules are up for grabs. Laws regarding names have never been in such disarray." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) The author reports that "as globalization and the Internet make the world smaller, there are not enough names to go around" and examines some of the legal battles over the use of names.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
Originally Published: Get Out of My Namespace, March 21, 2004; pp. 44-49.
"The world is running out of names. The roster of possible names seems almost infinite, but the demand is even greater. With the rise of instantaneous communication, business spreading across the globe and the Internet annihilating geography, conflict is rampant in this realm of language and of intellectual property. Rules are up for grabs. Laws regarding names have never been in such disarray." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) The author reports that "as globalization and the Internet make the world smaller, there are not enough names to go around" and examines some of the legal battles over the use of names.
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