I am sorry about all the trademark stuff :(. I know vbux will be awesome and I am so excited to install it...:) I think I told you already that you are awesome and I totally appreciate your hard work and dedication :)

Monie

what if i dont want to upgrade to vBux / vStore,and continue using ebux/estore,will it be illegal to have it on my site,i hate the thought of having to trace down template edits,then having to redo temp edits again.Have you seeked legal advise on the name ebux/estore has there been a injunction to force you to stop using said name,i cant see a problem if the name of your hack has not been questioned legally.Wouldnt it be easier just to change E to a V

It has been questioned legally. It truly is a legally trademarked name and CMX as well as each of you need to change it to protect yourselves from possible trouble.

The store isn't going away by any means. Everything will be identical, acutally better with some bug fixes and a few new options, than it is right now.

well the same could have been said for Ucash/Ushop,this is going to have a huge impact on so many forums out there already running ebux/estore,there is always some bastard out there that cant help themselves by dobbing someone in for something as simple as using a name in a hack,no wonder this worlds in a bloody mess

vB.org should make an announcement for the people using it to upgrade aswell.

Truthfully, this update shouldn't be much different from any other update as far as we are concerened. We will have to redo template edits, but it may not be that difficult. I am not going to jump the gun and say anything yet because I haven't seen the new package, but it may end up being easier than we think.

Don't lose faith in CMX now just because of a problem with the name...because of this we will end up with a better store than 1.2.6. :)

oh i havent lost faith in CMX at all,you must have missunderstood my post,i feel sad for all the hard work CMX has put in and his dedication to everyone involved,just to have it stalled for whats in a name

CMX,

since you're going to be re-branding it.

I recommend chosing something different.

a) vBux is fine, I checked and it is NOT trademarked
b) vStore IS trademarked, so maybe you can use something different?

use http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...ate=6hu8dp.1.1 to search and see if a trademark is taken.

Since you're writing a nice software, and in future it might 10 times more features and have much more value, you don't want these trademark owners coming and say stop using it, or you don't want them to benefit from the positive image created by your software.

Just my two cents.

these trademarks are a complete bummer....why should it matter when i expect your version of "vstore" bears no relation to the other one?????

excellent work yet again mate.....

Laws are laws man. Would you want someone to copy your product or even name and make a good bit of money off of what was supposedly your idea? Just because some of the people that are using this modification do not live in the United States or Canada doesn't mean that we shouldn't take trademarks lightly.

What about making it vBstore & vBux, since theres a trademark on vStore.