It has emerged that social networking giant Facebook is trying to tighten its grip over another generic word ‘book’.
The social media behemoth slipped in the word in its updated user agreement page, which will soon become official, and that means all Facebook users who log onto the site are agreeing to the terms.
Facebook is said to have at least 70 trademarks already that includes ‘F,’ ‘F8,’ ‘Wall,’ ‘Friendfeed,’ and ‘Facebook Ads,’
The current statement reads:
You will not use our copyrights of trademarks (including Facebook, the Facebook and F Logos, FB, Face, Poke, Wall and 32665), or any confusingly similar marks, without our written permission.
But in the updated user agreement page, the statement reads:
You will not use our copyrights or trademarks (including Facebook, the Facebook and F Logos, FB, Face, Poke, Book and Wall), or any confusingly similar marks, except as expressly permitted by our Brand Usage Guidelines or with our prior written permission.
Wired said that while the agreement isn’t as binding as a registered trade mark, because every Facebook user ultimately agrees to the new terms, the net Facebook casts is a wide one.
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