<p>Glad to hear it Jerry, and I totally agree. I wonder what the laws are for such terms; i.e. Coke and Kleenex are almost genericized names as to be unenforceable; how do we ensure nobody hijacks Hackerspace, and how can Dale prove that Makerspace is safe and free? I'd rather not trademark either.</p>

<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 8, 2012 11:12 PM, "Jerry Isdale" <<a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com">isdale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica"><span>I got a personal email from Dale Dougherty today that he isn't interested in a ™ or other wise restricting Makerspace --- the licensing of Maker Faire not withstanding.  I would still like a </span>public recognition <span>- from MAKE and DARPA - that that the term is already public domain, and generic.</span></div>
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On 2/8/12 3:21 PM, Arclight wrote:</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica">   Do you suppose this could be 3D Printed?</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica">
lol… Sure.  Handcarved or turned on a lathe too.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica;min-height:24px"><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 20px/normal Helvetica">
<span style="font-size:18px">Willow Brugh ..</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica">> If the main issue with bringing in minors is that of insurance, what would</div>
<div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica">go into making our own insurance co-op? </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica;min-height:22px">
<br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica">That would be a great idea. I don't know that we could provide the $mil required in case of payouts…</div>
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Youth Education is the central component of the MAKErspace in the <a href="http://makerspace.com" target="_blank">makerspace.com</a> world. That it steps on the generic makerspace will be an unfortunate point of contention and irritation.</div>
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Personally, I support the Make/Darpa/OtherLab effort.  I hope they open source their curriculum, etc.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica">
<br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 18px/normal Helvetica">Our makerspace does outreach to kids, and we have kids as young as 2mo regularly at meetings.  Liability is a big worry for me.  We currently occupy space on Dept of Education land and they require both liability insurance and non-profit status. ugh.</div>
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Jerry Isdale<br><a href="http://MauiMakers.com" target="_blank">http://MauiMakers.com</a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><a href="http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/" target="_blank">http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/</a></div>
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