Web 2.0 as Trademark?

Seems that web publishing company O’Reilly and CMP are claiming that “Web 2.0” is their trademark. They sent a cease and desist demand to IT@Cork, who had used the phrase in the title of a conference, but subsequently softened their attitude somewhat. This has produced a storm of protest and not a little scorn. All of it is happening while the boss, Tim O’Reilly, has been away on a very rare vacation.

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