Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Postal Code. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postal Code. Show all posts

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Canada Post says they hold trademark on the words ‘postal code’

In a stunning update to the lawsuit currently underway between Canada Post and Geolytica, the firm which runs Geocoder.ca, Canada Post now claims they also own the common word pair “postal code.”

In an amended statement of claim, filed this week in federal court, Canada Post is expanding their original claim — that they own the copyright to postal codes — against Geolytica to include not just copyright violations but trademark violations.

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