@themarkymark wrote: "OMG, you stole the company name of a furniture outlet and a television station."

According to @themarkymark, Steemit itself is also guilty of stealing some company's name and adopting it as its own:

"A1 STEEM IT CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING"

https://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/va/colonial-heights/a1-steem-it-carpet-and-upholstery-cleaning-reviews-312026.htm

They were in business using that name since 1989, so that certainly predates the Steemit forums.