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What's in a name?

That age-old question has been revived by the lawyers for JFK Jr.'s "George Magazine." They recently sent a letter to George Myers Jr. of Columbus, Ohio demanding that he take down his site, "george jr.", and stop using his georgejr.com domain name. They claim that their trademark is being violated.

Trademark law is always a confusing issue. As it makes the transition to the Internet, fiascos are sure to ensue. Are the lawyers for "George Magazine" a bunch of naive cyber-bullies? Or are they trying to prevent an opportunistic e-zine publisher from riding on their coattails?

Below, we've provided copies of the correspondence between the two parties and links to their respective sites. We figured we'd give you the information, and let "You Make the Call!®"

Tell us what you think in the George vs. "george jr." survey

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Big "G" The Letter from "George Magazine" "George Magazine" Website

Little "g" "george jr."'s reply George Myers Jr.'s Website, "george jr."

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survey

You've read the letters, you've seen the sites. Let us know what you think: