As a photographer and writer, I appreciate the value of protecting the rights to intellectual property. Copyrights, trademarks and other forms of piracy prophylaxis exist for a purpose.
The fact that I chose Hill Country Observer as the original title for this blog was not something I took lightly. I weighed heavily the implications of the words and how they reflected what I anticipated this publication to be.
But in my consideration, I failed to determine conclusively whether someone, somewhere, already held the rights to the name. I recently stumbled upon other references to Hill Country Observer as used for the apparent title of a publication. As a result, I’ve opted to discontinue its use.
Instead, this blog has been renamed Hill Country Messenger. While I don’t feel it describes my intent as accurately as the site’s maiden name, it still summarizes my purpose.
Therefore, out with the old and … well, you know the rest. Welcome, then, to the Hill Country Messenger.
Enjoy.