Re: Using a CC-3.0-BY file as data file for a GPL program

2007-09-07 Thread Paul Wise
On 9/6/07, Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a way to search for this licensewise? Thanks. > S:R) Google seems to index packages.debian.org, so perhaps something like: site:packages.debian.org inurl:copyright CC-3.0-BY -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- T

Re: Trademark scope (just for the record)

2007-09-07 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Don Armstrong ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Those of us who have discussed this issue at length are quite aware of > the scope of trademark law and the obvious cases where we would need > permission, and where permission is not required. Good to know. I'd not seen signs of that awareness on thi

Re: Trademark scope (just for the record)

2007-09-07 Thread Don Armstrong
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007, Rick Moen wrote: > I was not suggesting that was the case. Read what I _said_, please. > I was pointing out one huge clue, from the realm of everyday > commerce, that should have alerted Debian users to the fact that, > no, it is not true that one must ask a trademark owner's p

Re: Trademark scope (just for the record)

2007-09-07 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Ken Arromdee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Rick Moen wrote: > > Pepsico doesn't ask the Coca-Cola Company's permission to publish > > claims that its sugar-water is better tasting than is Coca-Cola. > > That ought to be a big, fat clue, but far too many people have been > > su

Re: Trademark scope (just for the record)

2007-09-07 Thread Ken Arromdee
On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Rick Moen wrote: > Pepsico doesn't ask the Coca-Cola Company's permission to publish claims > that its sugar-water is better tasting than is Coca-Cola. That ought to > be a big, fat clue, but far too many people have been successfully > conned and don't think about the implicat

Re: Trademark scope (just for the record)

2007-09-07 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Steve Langasek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 11:50:21PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote: >> Trademark law never requires any such thing. > > When you are distributing a product which is similar, but not identical, to > the product of the trademark holder, using the trademark to

Re: Monkey's Audio License Agreement

2007-09-07 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070907 03:10]: > > All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by Matthew T. Ashland. > > > > - All materials and programs copyrighted ??2000-2006 by Matthew T. Ashland - > > > > - All rights reserved. - > > It's not clear where the license ends; "All rig

Re: A use case of GPLv3 section 7b

2007-09-07 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le jeudi 06 septembre 2007 à 22:49 +0200, Francesco Poli a écrit : > On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:02:31 +0200 Josselin Mouette wrote: > > [...] > > I think the authors have completely misunderstood the purpose of > > section 7. This section doesn't allow to add further restrictions, but > > to add furth

Re: Trademark scope (just for the record)

2007-09-07 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 11:50:21PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote: > > Perhaps you don't understand that it's our position that Debian and its > > derivers need to have the freedom to make modifications to the browser > > without being obligated to either get prior approval from Mozilla Corp. for > > each