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by d33 3082 days ago
What's wrong with this name?
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gravypod 3082 days ago
Probably trademarks and copyrights.
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wongarsu 3081 days ago
Copyright doesn't apply to names, and the only US trademark for "clippy" is for medical equipment (and thus doesn't apply here) [1]. There doesn't seem to be any EU trademark for "clippy"

1: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4805%3At...

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