On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Raymond Camden <rcam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder - is there any concept in trademark law for getting official > approval? Ie, could Adobe issue a legal document saying siteX has > permission to use Flash in the name? That allows it to 'respond' to > all trademark violations but allow community sites to keep it since > they have official permission. > Adobe does this already with official user groups, allowing UGs to use the Adobe/CF/Flash logo and name in somewhat restricted ways. In cases I have been involved with, the trademark owners will sometimes license it's use to an individual or company... This usually comes with some restrictions and is in exchange for some amount of money. Examples might include licensing an NFL team's logo to a t-shirt maker. Our neighborhood association has a trademarked image that gets put on flags and banners that people can buy and hang on their homes. The association makes the flags and banners, but there are area artists who've wanted to use the image for postcards and other art. Usually the neighborhood and the artist come to a financial agreement on compensation for trademark usage. It's a relatively small amount, but staying consistent in demanding compensation is really what's required to maintain that we are "actively protecting" our rights over the trademark. I still think that the real reason behind jumping on this site in particular is that they are making money while using the Flash name. -Cameron ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305984 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
