Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-17 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Andy Allan wrote: > One thing needs to be said but doesn't seem to have been done > properly here: Thanks Eric, that's very generous and much > appreciated. Hear hear. cheers Richard -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/openmaps.org-tp24058116p24071442.html Sent from the Op

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-17 Thread Andy Allan
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Eric Pritchett wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I recently donated openmaps.org to the Open Street Map Foundation. > Everyone here is doing a great job with this project and I thought you > could make better use of the domain. One thing needs to be said but doesn't seem t

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Stefan de Konink
SteveC wrote: > Next I'm going to wake up in the morning and you'll be outside my house, > stalking me :-O Not to worry, Saturday we started a project to have the Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands to be open 24x7 (like your patent office they close at night). I have already 1544818 person

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Russ Nelson
On Jun 16, 2009, at 5:09 PM, SteveC wrote: > > On 16 Jun 2009, at 09:51, Stefan de Konink wrote: > >> Eric Pritchett wrote: >>> I'm sure there are more advantages, >> >> There is; there is no trade mark on the name :) > > There isn't on openstreetmap either. My understanding is that in the US a

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread SteveC
On 16 Jun 2009, at 14:27, Stefan de Konink wrote: > SteveC wrote: >> Wrong again. The ™ was applied for the logo and the name > > So 'mark' means to me 'name' so OpenStreetMap was protected if it > was granted, yes? If, yes. >> in the UK and Europe and the Foundation owns the whole problem, n

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Stefan de Konink
SteveC wrote: > Wrong again. The ™ was applied for the logo and the name So 'mark' means to me 'name' so OpenStreetMap was protected if it was granted, yes? > in the UK and > Europe and the Foundation owns the whole problem, not me. I thought you did 'something' in the foundation too ;) > Pa

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, Stefan de Konink wrote: > Ok, the first time they refused it: > http://www.ipo.gov.uk/domestic?domesticnum=2500154 > > But since you tried again in two categories... > http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ohim?ohimnum=E7366859 To the best of my knowledge, community trademarks are somewhat transactional -

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread SteveC
On 16 Jun 2009, at 14:15, Stefan de Konink wrote: > SteveC wrote: >> On 16 Jun 2009, at 09:51, Stefan de Konink wrote: >>> Eric Pritchett wrote: I'm sure there are more advantages, >>> >>> There is; there is no trade mark on the name :) >> There isn't on openstreetmap either. > > Ok, the firs

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Stefan de Konink
SteveC wrote: > > On 16 Jun 2009, at 09:51, Stefan de Konink wrote: > >> Eric Pritchett wrote: >>> I'm sure there are more advantages, >> >> There is; there is no trade mark on the name :) > > There isn't on openstreetmap either. Ok, the first time they refused it: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/domesti

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread SteveC
On 16 Jun 2009, at 09:51, Stefan de Konink wrote: > Eric Pritchett wrote: >> I'm sure there are more advantages, > > There is; there is no trade mark on the name :) There isn't on openstreetmap either. Best Steve ___ talk mailing list talk@openstre

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Russ Nelson
On Jun 16, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Eric Pritchett wrote: > > * There is often a misconception that OSM is a street focused >project. I think this would be the most important. It's >amazing what a name can do. Sometimes you pick a name that has drawbacks. But everybody knows w

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Peter Childs
2009/6/16 Jonas Krückel : > Eric Pritchett schrieb: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I recently donated openmaps.org to the Open Street Map Foundation. >> Everyone here is doing a great job with this project and I thought you >> could make better use of the domain.  Having said that, the foundation >> owns th

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Jonas Krückel
Eric Pritchett schrieb: > Hi Everyone, > > I recently donated openmaps.org to the Open Street Map Foundation. > Everyone here is doing a great job with this project and I thought you > could make better use of the domain. Having said that, the foundation > owns the domain now and has full control

Re: [OSM-talk] openmaps.org

2009-06-16 Thread Stefan de Konink
Eric Pritchett wrote: > I'm sure there are more advantages, There is; there is no trade mark on the name :) Stefan ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk