| Have you ever noticed how big business
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| | announcing myself as "The PowerPoint
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| often exhibits little common sense? As
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| | Princess" when I call a business almost
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| if they had nothing better to do,
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| | always results in a chuckle from the
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| Microsoft has sicced the lawyers on a
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| | receptionist, and entrée to speak with
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| tiny, one-person part-time consulting
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| | the person I seek.I would like Microsoft
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| business. Their attorney said I could no
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| | to be supportive of my message and
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| longer use the URL of - despite the fact
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| | embracing of my work, as I am of
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| that I have used it for half a decade.
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| | Microsoft. Ten years ago I broke out of
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| She said that my use of the name would
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| | the bullet-point mold. Since then I've
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| dilute their trademark, and might confuse
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| | been spreading the word about how
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| people into thinking my site was endorsed
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| | remarkably flexible and powerful
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| by Microsoft.From what I have read about
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| | PowerPoint software really is. And
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| domain names using trademarks, the jury
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| | consistent with the light-heartedness of
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| is still out. It is my understanding
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| | the name "PowerPoint Princess," I also
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| that for now, it is ok to do so as long
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| | surprise people by showing them that
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| as you are not trying to deceive people
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| | there is a fun, creative side to the
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| into thinking your Web site is affiliated
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| | PowerPoint application as well. In fact,
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| with the owner of the trademark, trying
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| | one of my teaching venues has been cruise
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| to take business away from that company,
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| | ships. During my class on PowerPoint
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| etc. My Web site clearly shows that I am
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| | Photo Album on a recent cruise to Alaska,
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| actually promoting Microsoft. But I
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| | one student, astonished to see the many
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| can't fight them and their plan to cut
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| | special effects I demonstrated, held his
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| off their nose to spite their face. Even
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| | head in dismay and said out loud "Why did
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| if the law is on the side of the little
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| | I buy Adobe?"It is ironic that over the
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| guy, who can afford to go up against the
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| | years, I actually have been helping the
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| Giant?In reality, the PowerPoint horse
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| | Microsoft Corporation in ways beyond what
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| has long been out of the barn. Use of
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| | it has done to help itself. Examples
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| the word "PowerPoint" as a noun (a
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| | include giving talks at special education
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| registered trademark no-no) has become
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| | conferences about how PowerPoint can be
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| ubiquitous. Every day there are hundreds
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| | used in the classroom -- long before any
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| of articles, ads and announcements saying
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| | one else was doing it; drafting a
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| things such as "We teach PowerPoint" and
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| | curriculum for young children on how to
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| "Let us design your PowerPoint," etc.
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| | use PowerPoint presentation software as
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| And these without a registered trademark
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| | drawing tools; giving lectures,
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| symbol! Some of these commercials are
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| | presenting posters and teaching seminars
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| from my competitors. Microsoft cannot
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| | both nationally and internationally on
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| get every company, organization, church,
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| | how to use PowerPoint features as tools
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| and publisher to stop making such
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| | for people with low vision; teaching
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| statements. By preventing me from using
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| | classes on the surprising things you can
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| the P word in my URL, potential clients
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| | do with PowerPoint Photo Album;
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| will no longer instantly know that I
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| | demonstrating to scientists how they can
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| offer PowerPoint(R) presentation
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| | use PowerPoint slides to both display and
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| services, and therefore will turn to my
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| | analyze optical illusions; showing
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| competitors. Is this not an example of
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| | scientists how to use PowerPoint Drawing
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| restraint of trade?I pleaded for
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| | Tools to create visual stimuli for
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| Microsoft to reconsider forcing me to
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| | experiments; and even showing litigation
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| give up my name in view of various facts
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| | attorneys how to use PowerPoint
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| such as:- I have never had a company with
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| | presentations to win their cases (it's
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| "PowerPoint" in its name. However, I
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| | worked every time).I am currently
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| have been known by friends, clients, and
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| | developing a course (which has potential
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| students as the "PowerPoint Princess" for
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| | to become a book) on making digital
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| about nine years. During that period of
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| | scrapbooks with PowerPoint presentation
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| time, the moniker has caused no one to
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| | software. I am also designing a gallery
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| think I worked for, with, or represented
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| | of amazing things you can do with the
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| Microsoft or the PowerPoint
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| | application. Both will be full of the
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| application.- I have held the domain name
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| | wonderful, but little-known, uses and
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| of since 2001. Not one person who saw
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| | special effects that can be made using
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| that site during all those years ever
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| | PowerPoint features.Despite repeated
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| thought I was connected with Microsoft or
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| | pleas to the Microsoft attorney, I was
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| the PowerPoint application.- The
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| | forced to stop using the URL on April
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| alliteration and royalty-based humor
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| | 17, 2006.Once again, big business
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| inherent in the phrase "PowerPoint
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| | prevails and the little guy fails. The
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| Princess" has provided me with instant
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| | result will hurt everybody - including
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| name recognition, instant clarity as to
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| | Microsoft.This article was written by
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| the type of services I offer, and instant
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| | Debby Gilden, Ph.D., freelance
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| implication of my expertise.- Despite
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| | PowerPoint(R) designer and instructor.
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| this world of workplace stress,
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