[Y-bar]

You are unfortunately making the same incorrect conclusion many of us did back then.

It was about the _Name_ , never about the syntax/implementation.

Gruber was very clear with his license and regular words that he did not allow the usage of the name in a manner which would cause people to be confused or suggest that it was an official implementation.

[LordDragonfang]

Huh. Good point, I did miss that. That, however, seems to primarily be an issue of trademark, not copyright. And once we enter the domain of trademark [law], genericization becomes a salient point, especially with the "anyone can use it however they want" reality of FSF.