The image was enhanced with Photoshop, NOT photoshopped

[Newby]

http://www.adobe.com/misc//trade.html#photoshop

Stupid Adobe.

[iago]

There's a good reason for that, and it's the same reason Google fights people saying "Googled" -- if a word enters the language as a common word, it can no longer be trademarked, so Adobe loses bigtime.

[Newby]

I just think it's funny. We should all use the word photoshop as a verb so they get screwed. :D

And what about Microsoft with Windows? Isn't that copyrighted?

[d&q]

It depends on what market its being used in; Windows isn't a common word in the computer science area, so Microsoft can retain its copyright. I think thats why they let Apple and Cisco both use the brand iPhone, since they were in different markets.

[rabbit]

Yeah, damn, Newby.  You don't tell people to go windows something, do you?

[Ergot]

Correct title: The image was enhanced with Adobe® Photoshop®, NOT photoshopped

[ZeroX]

Does it really matter? Are they going to Track your ISP and demand your information to sue you for using a word that is really commonly used around my school and Teh interweb.

[Sidoh]

Does it really matter? Are they going to Track your ISP and demand your information to sue you for using a word that is really commonly used around my school and Teh interweb.

If you're a professional or something that uses Photoshop and you have something along the lines of "photoshopped" on your website, then yeah, I think they could press charges.  Not that I agree with it, though...

[iago]

Does it really matter? Are they going to Track your ISP and demand your information to sue you for using a word that is really commonly used around my school and Teh interweb.

If you're a professional or something that uses Photoshop and you have something along the lines of "photoshopped" on your website, then yeah, I think they could press charges.  Not that I agree with it, though...

It's possible, but not likely. In my case, since I do editing for corporate blogs, I have to be careful that incorrect nouns aren't verbed.

[Sidoh]

It's possible, but not likely. In my case, since I do editing for corporate blogs, I have to be careful that incorrect nouns aren't verbed.

Yes, I'm aware. ;)

That's why I said "could."  Maybe I should have italicized it for you, Mr. Editor.

[iago]

It's possible, but not likely. In my case, since I do editing for corporate blogs, I have to be careful that incorrect nouns aren't verbed.

Yes, I'm aware. ;)

That's why I said "could."  Maybe I should have italicized it for you, Mr. Editor.

I just wanted to make the job about "verbing" a noun. :)

[rabbit]

Stop Canadianing "humor".  Also, stop nouning verbs and verbing nouns.  Dammit, iago, I thought you knew better than that.

[iago]

Stop Canadianing "humor".  Also, stop nouning verbs and verbing nouns.  Dammit, iago, I thought you knew better than that.

Where did I Canadian "humor" [sic] here?

And "verb" is already a noun, so I don't have to noun the verb in that case :P

[rabbit]

Verb is not a verb, it's a noun!

[Sidoh]

Verb is not a verb, it's a noun!

Isn't that what he said?