ekZepp@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 个月前Here we go again...lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down14
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minus-squareunalivejoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-22 个月前They do reboots just so they don’t lose the trademark. Reboots happen every 10 years because that’s how long trademark registration lasts. https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/TFSR-15USCd1e1.html (section 8)
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 个月前Yeah that’s part of it. That’s one specific mechanism by which our culture is in the hands of people with perverse incentives.
They do reboots just so they don’t lose the trademark.
Reboots happen every 10 years because that’s how long trademark registration lasts.
https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/TFSR-15USCd1e1.html (section 8)
Yeah that’s part of it. That’s one specific mechanism by which our culture is in the hands of people with perverse incentives.