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BrikoX ( BrikoX@lemmy.zip )  to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago

Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him

arstechnica.com

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Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him

arstechnica.com

BrikoX ( BrikoX@lemmy.zip )  to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago
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  • rusticus1773 ( rusticus1773@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Legal counsel has to be blowing their brains out as well. How in the world can you defend your trademark when it’s a letter? Good luck playing wack a mole with all the copycats.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen ( Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Especially since it’s a letter from a specific font. I seriously doubt he secured the license to that font from its creator and from everyone who has purchased rights to it before he came along.

    • godless ( godless@latte.isnot.coffee ) 
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      A design patent & matching trademark should do. Can’t protect the word mark, but as far as I understood, the name Twitter remains unchanged.

  • SokathHisEyesOpen ( Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) 
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    What importance does an X have for Twitter? What does that represent? The censorship he employs after swearing to adhere to freedom of speech?

    • RickyRigatoni ( RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml ) 
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      He is a manchild who is still in the phase of thinking X is the coolest letter of the alphabet. Give it a few weeks and he’ll be obsessed with Q or Z instead.

      • YMS ( YMS@kbin.social ) 
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        Musk may be erratic in other things, but his preference for the letter X is a constant, just ask x.com (1999), SpaceX (2002), the Tesla Model X (2012) or X Æ A-12 (2020).

      • SokathHisEyesOpen ( Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) 
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        Oh I’m sure he’s at least partially invested in Q… Qanon that is.

    • floofloof ( floofloof@lemmy.ca ) 
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      Maybe it’s Musk’s subconscious attraction to the “edgy” swastika. The Nazis had that at 45 degrees so it becomes a decorated X.

    • Gresham's Law ( abieNathanTheyThem@lemmy.ml ) 
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      “Someone tweeted at him” Narrative built for liability reasons.

      It’s a crucifix to taunt the masses due to how powerless we are against the elites and their pawns.

      For more contexts: St. Andrew’s Cross or the Saltire Cross.

  • auth ( authed@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Isn’t X is son’s name too?

    • RealAccountNameHere ( RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org ) 
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      Yep, X Æ A-Xii, X for short.

      This is what comes when people equate having money with creativity and intelligence.

      • taurentipper ( taurentipper@kbin.social ) 
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        His name is unfortunately “Fuck you I’m not even attempting to pronounce that shit”. Thankfully he won’t go to a public school, poor kid would get bullied so much. Or she? lol

  • Gresham's Law ( abieNathanTheyThem@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Narrative built for liability reasons.

    It’s a crucifix to taunt the masses due to how powerless we are against the elites and their pawns.

    For more contexts: St. Andrew’s Cross or the Saltire Cross.

    • Disregard3145 ( Disregard3145@lemmy.ml ) 
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      I think its allowed so long as you declare that its a saltire cross. Otherwise you might get banned.

  • Tigbitties ( Tigbitties@kbin.social ) 
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    He’s still a twit.

  • Gh05t ( Gh05t@beehaw.org ) 
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    I’ve read that Microsoft owns the X mark - at least when it comes to gaming and associated activities like chat - sending messages digitally across the internet…

  • Destide ( sirico@feddit.uk ) 
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    Xorg with out one element not sure that will work legally

    • Magnor ( magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh ) 
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      Thing is, the us legal system is anything but fair. Musk would outspend them tenfold and as such win by cash KO. Shit sucks man.

      • PeWu ( PeWu@lemmy.ml ) 
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        I’m tired of living in this shitshow

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