Copyright (actually, Trademark) issue of the day 989

Faculty member wants to use the catchy name "Telling Ain't Training" from the book of the same name, for her own training at the YC Winter Institute in December. The content of the training is her own, and she does not own and has not read the book.

The book is by Harold D. Stolovitch, who has a company that provides training:

Further, faculty member intends to record the training and make it available college employees on the internet.

RESPONSE:

I recommended contacting the author for permission, though I believe that he would deny it because the training's content was not even from the book, and would seem like a misrepresentation. It may also confuse those interested in attending who may believe there is a direct connection.

I would also not recommend putting the recording online with that title. 

DECISION

The name will be changed to "Training Ain't Just Telling".

Thanks to Mbyrnes' comment