Open source software is not "given away." It is "licensed." Trademarks for open source software are very typical. /Larry Rosen
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Cowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 4:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'John Cowan'; 'Colin Percival'; 'Robert Samuel White'; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: discuss: Modified Artistic License (eNetwizard > Content Application > > > Lawrence E. Rosen scripsit: > > > > eNetWizard may not be a registered trademark, but it > certainly seems > > as if it is being used as a common law trademark -- and that's good > > enough to get protection. /Larry Rosen > > My understanding is that something can only be a trademark if > it is used in trade: things you give away do not count. > > -- > John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.ccil.org/~cowan > "One time I called in to the central system and started > working on a big thick 'sed' and 'awk' heavy duty data > bashing script. One of the geologists came by, looked over > my shoulder and said 'Oh, that happens to me too. Try hanging > up and phoning in again.'" --Beverly Erlebacher > -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3