"Andy Robinson \(blackadder-lists\)" <ajrli...@googlemail.com> wrote: > The November Board meeting minutes confirm the agreement that the Transfer > of the trademark applications to the OSMF from Steve will take place. The > December meeting reported that OSMF had started a dialogue with the > solicitors processing the applications. It is correct that the actual > transfer paperwork has not yet been completed, but this will happen in due > course.
Thanks for the explanations and clarifications. One question remains from me: what steps are being taken to avoid OSM users committing unnecessary wilful trademark infringement at this time? As I understand it, once the trademark registration is confirmed (no matter who to), unauthorised commercial use of the mark becomes a criminal act punishable by unlimited fines and up to 10 years prison. Has a written license been granted, or are you expecting people not to call it OSM any more? Thanks, -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-t...@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk