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Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 16:05:46 -0500
From: Charles Hickman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: re: metadata a trademark
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FYI,

Please see additional information from FGDC about the term "metadata" and trademark infringement at

   http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/meta_trademark.html

        HTH ... Charley

>>> Richard Pearsall 05/30/00 05:36AM >>>

If you are interested in the Federal Geographic Data Committee's opinion on the trademark issue, visit:

http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/meta_trademark.html

Any question, don't be afraid to give me a ring (703-648-4532)

TXS!
Rick
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Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 02:54:47 CDT
From: Joseph McCollum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: FW: Metadata a trademark ? <fwd>

My apologies to the Australians.  I have reread the original post, and it wasn't obvious to me that the trademark claim was held by a California group.  I have talked to my older colleagues, and they agree that "metadata" was a generic word before 1986; I'd like to find something in black-and-white, though.

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Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 16:58:54 -0500
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: More on metadata

FYI-

The 8th edition (2000) of Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms has metadata as ONE word, not two (even thought the next entry "meta key" is two words) and not hyphenated! We just shelved our copy today.

Donna
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Louisiana State University
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