Re: DEC vs AltaVista

Jamie Powers <jamie[_at_]srgpe.com> wrote:
>
> In March, 1996 DEC actually licensed the term from them (which I
> believe DEC may now regret because it may bolster Alta Vista's claim
> of trademark ownership). The March 1996 license was part of Digital's
> acquisition of all trademark rights in the term "Alta Vista" from Alta
> Vista. This "Sale and leaseback" deal worked for a long time - if you
> deem the time ink dries to be long. As noted, Digital now claims the
> company breached the license agreement. You used to be able to visit
> the tiny Alta Vista home page which actually discussed the relationship
> with Digital. However, the site can't be accessed any longer.

I thought that Digital's position was that they had purchased the name from them, but that Alta Vista continued to use it.

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