William Gibson and the trademarking of cyberspace
Eric_Gullichsen · hn · 2026-10-19
A Hacker News link post pointing to an article on William Gibson's creation of the word "cyberspace" in 1982 and the later story of its trademarking — a slice of sci-fi and internet culture history.
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