[fab] Trademark in other projects

[Paul W. Frields]

On Thu, 2006-07-20 at 19:14 -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> Here's a great example of a project policing its mark: Jabber.
> 
> http://www.jabber.org/trademark/
> 
> Anything we can learn?

1.  The paragraphs on fair use are of particular interest; you can do
things like print T-shirts saying "Go Jabber(R)!" without asking, as
long as you don't denigrate the product or community.  (This is a clause
we will absolutely need in any further licensing of the Fedora marks.)
2.  Their "automated" application is not available, and apparently
application has to be done manually through the executive director.
Hmm, non-scalable.
3.  Use of their "light bulb" logo is not included in the licensing
terms.

I like the fact that the guidelines are clear and readable to
non-lawyers.  (Ours aren't too bad either, for that matter.)

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