-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mark Van den Borre wrote: > Hi Canonical trademark lawyer, hi locoteams list, > > Ubuntu-be.org has a few questions about about legal issues with > pressing localized cds ourselves. Other locoteams might find this > interesting, so cc-ing the list. > > * Do we need a Canonical trademark license to have localized Ubuntu > cds pressed? If it makes any difference, we are an ubuntu community > council approved locoteam. > * Is it acceptable to print publicity onto the cd, or to add some to > the livecd desktop? That might help us recoup part of our investment. > * Any other legal aspects we should think of when creating a localized > Ubuntu cd? > > Mark Van den Borre > ubuntu-be.org
Just a note: I asked for permission for a Czech CD, and the acked it with these conditions: - - change the locale - - change the packages (some are legal here which aren't elsewhere) - - distinctly mark as different from normal Ubnutu, as in Ubuntu CZ or Ubuntu Czech Edition et al. I'd discourage commercial advertisements. As a beginning lawyer, I can also say: - - copyright: handled by the GPL or similar on most materials, permission granted, under terms mentioned there. - - trademark: ask Canonical at [EMAIL PROTECTED], unless your description matches mine above, in which case I believe you can consider your version just as approved as mine is. - - patents: this might even allow you to add more packages to Ubuntu, such as some codecs, because they aren't patented in the EU. - - industrial design: none... I recommend keeping the CD round ;) - - trade secret: none that I'm aware of. Cheers, - -- Jenda Vančura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GnuPG: 519D056A Jabber me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFmjgBkfxlW1GdBWoRAro8AJ9bWwDne/95OH17Y5Aksf4r2AxJZQCfa/MG jZpyIs8xqet+F+BiZG4ER8g= =Fsyd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- loco-contacts mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
