On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Mark Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I have only seen a license for when one uses software that the OCLC
> > has
> > > written. I do not intend to ever use any of their software, but I
> > would like
> > > to classify articles and books using DDC. Do I still need a license
> > for that?
>
> OCLC makes all clear:
>
> http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/licensing/default.htm
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Jordan
> Head of Library Systems
> W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University
Just to save people following that link, here is what it says:
---
Since the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system was created some 130
years ago, it's easy to assume that the Dewey name is in the public domain.
However, it never has been, and since 1988, OCLC Online Computer Library
Center has held the trademark on the Dewey name.
If you have interest in licensing the Dewey name for a legitimate business
purpose, please contact OCLC <[email protected]> first. We have
established licensing arrangements that enable other organizations to use
the Dewey name while protecting OCLC's trademark rights.
---
I think this is far from clear. I did not know that names can be licensed.
What does that mean? I know that names can be trademarked but in my limited
understanding I thought this meant one could still use the name without
needing a license, or permission, or a fee to be paid, provided that the
trademark was acknowledged to be a trademark along with the name of the
trademark holder.
--
Regards,
Andrew M.
http://www.andrewpetermarlow.co.uk
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