On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 09:38:28 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > Before further discussing the name "Pod", please have a look at
> > www.line6.com/products/pods/ . There is a whole family of FX processors
> > for guitar and bass under the registered trademark "POD", and these
> > devices are well known and widely used. So itīs probably not a good idea
> > to name a software effects collection "Pod".
>
> This is a good point. The POD line is _VERY_ well known, and given that
> plugins can be effects or guitar amp models etc (ie the domain is
> similar) I wouldn't be surprised if Line6's lawyers had something to say
> about it once they find out.
Indeed. When I first googled it if didn't seem that close (amp sim
hardware v's a software bundle format), but after sleeping on it I think
it's much too close in function.
- Steve
Received on Thu May 4 12:15:07 2006
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