Article 10SR5 Yosemite agrees to change the names of its significant locations to appease trademark troll

Yosemite agrees to change the names of its significant locations to appease trademark troll

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Cory Doctorow
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DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc (a division of one of the largest privately owned companies in the world) used to have the concessions to operate various businesses around Yosemite National Park. Now that they've been fired, they're using some decidedly dubious trademark to force the Park Service to change the names of buildings and locations that have stood for as much as a century, including some that have been designated national landmarks. (more")

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