2017-10-04 21:34 GMT+02:00 David Hedlund <pub...@beloved.name>: > > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html says > > > > Licenses for Designs for Physical Objects > > (#Designs <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#Designs>) > > Circuits are meant for practical use, so circuit designs should carry a free > license. We recommend releasing them under the GNU General Public License, > version 3 or later. Version 3 was designed for such use. > > 3D-printer plans for objects meant for practical use should also be free. We > recommend the GNU GPL or one of the Creative Commons licenses that are free: > CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, or CC0. > > 3D-printer plans for decorative objects are artistic works; any of the > Creative Commons licenses is ok for them. >
I know this stuff. It applies to planes and design, but not physical objects. Physical objects are contemplated only by patents or trademarks. I try to extend the GPL through a trademark. Patents RE not always possible to implement. Best, Julian > > > On 2017-10-04 20:03, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote: >> >> Important note: I'm not a lawyer. >> >> Trademarks aren't a problem, the problem comes from the trademark >> *policy*. As an example, we have Mozilla's which limits or forbids >> selling copies of the original software (the trademark policy given as >> example might also have other problems that I'm unaware of). >> >> Although I don't know what you mean by "releasing the trademark under >> the GPL". >> >> Perhaps there are lawyers that might be able to help. I don't know if >> these have lawyers, but it's worth mentioning: >> >> - Software Freedom Conservancy: <https://sfconservancy.org/>. >> - Software Freedom Law Center: <https://www.softwarefreedom.org/>. >> >> Also, the last one has an interesting guide that talks about trademarks: >> <https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2017/ancillary-rights.html>. >> >> Julian Daich <julian.da...@freecomputerlabs.org> writes: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am working on a medical device and plan to release it under the GPL, >>> most probably the AGPL. I know that is possible to have the design the >>> design under the GPL, but for the physical object the situation is >>> more complex. I think about make a trademark that will cover the >>> decorative features and releasing the trademark under the GPL. Should >>> be possible? Have somebody try that? >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Julian >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> libreplanet-discuss mailing list >>> libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org >>> https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss >>> > > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss