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Freecycling, or free recycling, is the act of giving away usable unwanted items to others instead of disposing of them in landfills.〔(The Freecycle Network ). Retrieved April 2009.〕〔(Freecycle.net ). Retrieved April 2009.〕 This term is most often associated with online groups who run mailing lists which offer items to members at no cost. For a period The Freecycle Network claimed they held a trademark on the word "Freecycle" and claimed the term ''freecycling'' to be a violation of their trademark rights. However they lost this claim – and rights to the "Freecycle" trademark – in United States federal court in November 2010.〔(Freecyclesunnyvale v. The Freecycle Network - CourtListener.com )〕 In her ruling Judge Callahan stated unequivocally that "Beal did not coin the word “freecycle” and TFN is not the first organization to promote freecycling" and that "even ... viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to TFN ... () engaged in naked licensing and consequently abandoned the trademarks."〔 ==See also== * Any Good To You * The Freecycle Network * Freegle * FreeSharing Network * Green Gifting 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freecycling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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