[Wikipedia-l] larousse.wikipedia.org?

[Alex R.]

Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se) wrote:
> Brion Vibber wrote:
> > Larousse is just the name of the machine, and shouldn't generally be
> > linked to directly; at some point in the near future it will probably
>
> Larousse is also a trademark for a French commercial encyclopedia,
> http://www.larousse.fr/ and http://www.encyclopedie-larousse.fr/
>
> Are the other servers named Britannica and Brockhaus?  I would advise
> against the use of these names, to avoid legal problems.
>
>
> -- 
>   Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se)
>   Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se/

It is true that it is a US registered trademark see USPTO.gov No. 0836321,
1939180, but at larousse.wikipedia.org
 it is only being used for testing purposes, it probably
does not dilute the french tradmark or otherwise create confusion. Also
many educational web sites use the word larousse, even on wikipedia you
can find reference to Larousse, so if someone finds their way to Wikipedia
via
larousse they will get a page about: [[larousse Gatronomique]].

As Larousse is a French publisher of French books, how can there be
confusion?
It is obviously not well known enough to have acquired a secondary meaning
under
US law, one could argue that their protection only extends to products and
services
where the French language must be a major component, as far as I can tell
they
have not taken any steps to publish dictionaries or encyclopedias in
English.

La rousse is also a french word meaning a color between orange and red.
I thought it was a reference an ironic reference to the  Department of
Homeland Security.
It can also mean a red headed woman, as in ''une belle fille rousse', la
rousse'.

Perhaps to keep Pliny company on those cold nights?
Alex 756