William Gibson and the Trademarking of Cyberspace
Autodesk did trademark cyberspace, and William Gibson did get mad. But the story that Gibson retaliated by trademarking Eric Gullichsen was a prank by Timothy Leary.
Summary
The article recounts the amusing saga of Autodesk’s trademarking of “cyberspace” and William Gibson’s reaction, which includes a humorous twist involving Timothy Leary’s prank about trademarking a fellow author. It reveals the quirky intersection of tech culture and literary satire.
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