Standard disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.
The name of the official project is Apache CouchDB. I see CouchDB as
being like Linux, where (as far as I know anyone) is free to use the
name. So, IMO it is completely fair to name a company CouchDB Ltd. But
it also means anyone else can name their company CouchDB LLC or The
Real CouchDB Ltd. This is a bigger problem. You don't have a
defensible trademark.
-Damien
On Mar 8, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Chris Anderson wrote:
Devs,
I've felt the fair-competition argument a little on my own, so hearing
it from other quarters gives it even greater weight. We're discussing
ways to proceed that take into account the full community, including
competitors (of which we hope to have many!)
Thanks for the perspective, everyone. We'll have more to announce in
the next few days.
Cheers,
Chris
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