# another soft with the same name
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [May 30, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381 "2006-05-30T12:41:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@spproust](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spproust)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381/1 "2006-05-30T12:41:37Z")
Hi!
I was very surprised finding a shareware named mp3tag:
[http://www.maniactools.com/soft/mp3tag/index.shtml](http://www.maniactools.com/soft/mp3tag/index.shtml)
I thought that you own the name.
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### Author:  [@molnart](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/molnart)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381/2 "2006-05-30T14:50:04Z")
i've tried that program some time ago, but i didn't remember it's name. Hope there won't be any legal issue from it, because they seem to have a larger 'background' 😉
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381/3 "2006-05-30T16:31:59Z")
Which of the two products is older? As far as I can see, Florian's Mp3tag is at least from 1999 while Maniac Tools' mp3Tag is from 2000.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381/4 "2006-05-30T18:04:00Z")
The first version of Mp3tag I have in my backup folder is from 1998. I've attached a screenshot for your pleasure 😃
I don't know what legal issues are implied and how I can protect the name. It would be great if someone can give some feedback on that.
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### Author:  [@spproust](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spproust)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381/5 "2006-05-30T20:21:35Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> I don't know what legal issues are implied and how I can protect the name. It would be great if someone can give some feedback on that.
I don't know. I was reading some news in France on [Infos du net](http://www.infos-du-net.com/telecharger/mp3Tag.html) and I have seen "mp3tag" in their software library. I thought it was a good news for your freeware, but then I've read in the description: Shareware. I clicked to explain it is a mistake, and that's the way I've seen they weren't talking about the same software. There is a forum on this website (Infos du Net). Do you think I can make a post to expain the differences between that software and yours?
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-soft-with-the-same-name/3381/6 "2006-05-31T05:27:00Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> The first version of Mp3tag I have in my backup folder is from 1998. I've attached a screenshot for your pleasure 😃
OT: Wow, you cannot even edit the title. 😛
Anyways, if your software is older, I think there shouldn't be anything to worry about. Registering Mp3tag as trademark or something like that costs money for sure.