Comments on: Identity Crisis? http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/ Libraries, Community, Technology and PEZ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: David http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-914 David Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:31:51 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-914 Oh, dear... Talking about using "Library Man" as a name, are we? Alright, I'll admit it: I've done it. About five or six years ago I started to draw alot of stick-person comics, and one series that came from that time was "Library Man." He's a super hero who thinks he's helping people, but he's not. I loved drawing his book-hat and cape. Anyways I was so proud of him that I eventually created a myspace account for him, http://www.myspace.com/library_man I'm sorry if he's not too cool-looking, as I always draw him in paint, but he does always say, "citizen" because it's funny. And once I started being a library aide at school, I earned the nickname "Library Man" from some of my friends. This will be an odd story to relate to them. :) Oh, dear…

Talking about using “Library Man” as a name, are we?
Alright, I’ll admit it: I’ve done it. About five or six years ago I started to draw alot of stick-person comics, and one series that came from that time was “Library Man.”
He’s a super hero who thinks he’s helping people, but he’s not. I loved drawing his book-hat and cape. Anyways I was so proud of him that I eventually created a myspace account for him, http://www.myspace.com/library_man
I’m sorry if he’s not too cool-looking, as I always draw him in paint, but he does always say, “citizen” because it’s funny.
And once I started being a library aide at school, I earned the nickname “Library Man” from some of my friends.
This will be an odd story to relate to them. :)

]]> By: Becky http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-786 Becky Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:31:05 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-786 I've run into the same thing, since I'm Netflix Fan aka Netflixfan. Lots of folks use that handle. I think you're confusing copyright with trademark. You can't copyright a title of a book. As far as I know, you can't copyright the word "libraryman." But you can trademark it. Owning the URL and having a blog doesn't automatically mean you own the trademark for "libraryman." If you did own the trademark, you could send "cease and desist" letters to everyone using "libraryman". (I'm not a lawyer, but I was foreperson on a Federal jury once) I’ve run into the same thing, since I’m Netflix Fan aka Netflixfan. Lots of folks use that handle.

I think you’re confusing copyright with trademark. You can’t copyright a title of a book. As far as I know, you can’t copyright the word “libraryman.” But you can trademark it. Owning the URL and having a blog doesn’t automatically mean you own the trademark for “libraryman.”

If you did own the trademark, you could send “cease and desist” letters to everyone using “libraryman”.

(I’m not a lawyer, but I was foreperson on a Federal jury once)

]]> By: Scott http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-527 Scott Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:42:23 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-527 Hey Michael, One of the drawbacks with being a superhero: you turn your back for a second and - boom! - you're suddenly confronted by Bizzaro Libraryman! :-\ [More seriously, even though Liblog is a "corporate" blog, I was a bit "weirded out" when I ran across the Christian Science Monitor's blog - the OTHER Liblog - soon after it launched. I can only imagine how much stranger it must feel when it's not just a blog, but YOU, that gets dopplegangered....] Hey Michael,

One of the drawbacks with being a superhero: you turn your back for a second and - boom! - you’re suddenly confronted by Bizzaro Libraryman! :-\

[More seriously, even though Liblog is a “corporate” blog, I was a bit “weirded out” when I ran across the Christian Science Monitor’s blog - the OTHER Liblog - soon after it launched. I can only imagine how much stranger it must feel when it’s not just a blog, but YOU, that gets dopplegangered….]

]]> By: Tricia http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-512 Tricia Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:25:12 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-512 Hi Michael! Here's a service that might be of use to you. Found through LifeHacker: "Identity Aggregator" FindMeOn.com I haven't tried it myself, but it looks promising. With all of the social networking sites and identities people establish in "web 2.0" land we will probably see more of these types of services pop-up. Hi Michael!
Here’s a service that might be of use to you. Found through LifeHacker:
“Identity Aggregator” FindMeOn.com

I haven’t tried it myself, but it looks promising. With all of the social networking sites and identities people establish in “web 2.0″ land we will probably see more of these types of services pop-up.

]]> By: Steve Lawson http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-511 Steve Lawson Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:42:55 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-511 Let the earth-shaking battles begin! c.f. http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/274/ Let the earth-shaking battles begin!

c.f. http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/274/

]]> By: Meredith http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-510 Meredith Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:43:57 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-510 While I'd agree they probably aren't knowingly copying you, it is ridiculously lame for someone to create a blog with the same name as another blog. Even when I created "Information Wants To Be Free" I checked to see if anyone had used that phrase for a blog. We are librarians. It kind of goes to show how little thought most people put into creating a blog these days. I know nothing about intellectual property law, but I would hope that they'd change the name of their blogs if you contacted them about this. But like everyone else said, there will only ever be one true Libraryman! :) While I’d agree they probably aren’t knowingly copying you, it is ridiculously lame for someone to create a blog with the same name as another blog. Even when I created “Information Wants To Be Free” I checked to see if anyone had used that phrase for a blog. We are librarians. It kind of goes to show how little thought most people put into creating a blog these days.

I know nothing about intellectual property law, but I would hope that they’d change the name of their blogs if you contacted them about this.

But like everyone else said, there will only ever be one true Libraryman! :)

]]> By: kables http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-509 kables Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:37:47 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-509 It seems that no one is trying masquerade as you, so to even call them "posers" is a misnomer. They're simply people who picked the same name, and probably, to differing degrees, identify with that name. To be frank, taking your profession and adding "man" to the end of it is not a very novel way to create a handle . . . I could see this one coming from a mile away. It seems that no one is trying masquerade as you, so to even call them “posers” is a misnomer. They’re simply people who picked the same name, and probably, to differing degrees, identify with that name. To be frank, taking your profession and adding “man” to the end of it is not a very novel way to create a handle . . . I could see this one coming from a mile away.

]]> By: Steven M. Cohen http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-507 Steven M. Cohen Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:23:21 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-507 I've been there man, although never had to deal with the trademark issue. Good luck. I’ve been there man, although never had to deal with the trademark issue. Good luck.

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-506 K.G. Schneider Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:23:59 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-506 Kinda makes me wonder when a librarian doesn't do a search before establishing a name... but YOU are LibraryMan 4EVAH!!! Kinda makes me wonder when a librarian doesn’t do a search before establishing a name… but YOU are LibraryMan 4EVAH!!!

]]> By: maire http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-505 maire Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:22:05 +0000 http://www.libraryman.com/blog/2006/10/28/identity-crisis/#comment-505 we all know who the "real" library man is!!! i just found a rash of skagirlies other than me. i guess that means ska is cool again??? we all know who the “real” library man is!!!

i just found a rash of skagirlies other than me. i guess that means ska is cool again???

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