Unbelievable!

[JRmom]

The Dervaes family has trademarked the terms "Urban Homestead" and "Urban Homesteading", among others. Facebook pages have been shut down and they are sending cease and desist letters to bloggers using the terms.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/02/urban_homestead_drama.php

ETA: I first saw this on My Freezer Is Full blog.

 

[freemotion]

Oh, good grief! What's next? Maybe I'll trademark a few common words and then I can make a nice living suing unsuspecting people who SPEAK and WRITE!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Theirs seems to be the opposite attitude of true urban homesteaders. :/

 

[glenolam]

Wow....that's really amazing.

It sounds like a clear case of an OXYMORON.

 

[pinkfox]

*sigh*
yup way to give us urbanites who wish to homestead (wouldnt want to be hit for copy right infringment laws) a GREAT name *rolls eyes*

what is this world comming to!?

 

[miss_thenorth]

All I have to say is

 

[JRmom]

All I have to say is:

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so sue me!

 

[AnnaRaven]

All I have to say is

Agreed.

 

[i_am2bz]

All I have to say is:

Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead.....

so sue me!

heeheehee!

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Lame

Well, y'all could always just use a term that sounds similar, but is spelled different, like "herban homesteaders." (sorry for the lame suggestion).