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Show HN: Our new ridesharing site, BurningManRides...
I'm certain that "Burning Man" is copyrighted. You might have to tangle with that.
http://www.burningman.com/press/pressRandR.html#bmanRR
jasonshen
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Thanks for pointing that out! We've been in touch with folks at Burning Man HQ and they're fine with our using their name since our site is entirely free to use and without ads.
dreamdu5t
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You misunderstand copyright law. I can use Burning Man as much as I want as long as I don't use the name to make money.
icebraining
on Aug 13, 2011
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He misunderstands copyright law, because copyright doesn't cover names.
Burning Man may be a trademark, though.
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