On 2011-11-22, at 10:31 AM, Joann Ransom wrote: > As I am sure most of you are aware, Horowhenua Library Trust is the birth > place of Koha and the longest serving member of the Koha community. Back in > 1999 when we were working on Koha, the idea that 12 years later we would be > having to write an email like this never crossed our minds. It is with > tremendous sadness that we must write this plea for help to you, the other > members of the Koha community. > > The situation we find ourselves in, is that after over a year of battling > against it, PTFS/Liblime have managed to have their application for a > Trademark on Koha in New Zealand accepted. We now have 3 months to object, > but to do so involves lawyers and money. We are a small semi rural Library in > New Zealand and have no cash spare in our operational budget to afford this, > but we do feel it is something we must fight. > > For the library that invented Koha to now have to have a legal battle to > prevent a US company trademarking the word in NZ seems bizarre, but it is at > this point that we find ourselves. > > So, we ask you, the users and developers of Koha, from the birth place of > Koha, please if you can help in anyway, let us know. > > Regards, > > Jo. > > -- > Joann Ransom RLIANZA > Head of Libraries, > Horowhenua Library Trust.
hi Jo, sad news indeed, expect a cheque in the mail from me i reckon you should consider posting your email to these other NZ tech/library mailing-lists, too NZOSS http://lists.nzoss.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/openchat NZ-LIBS http://lists.vuw.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nz-libs and haaay look - a mailing-list for -=LAW=- librarians in NZ :) http://lists.vuw.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/law-lib also, a handy list of library related mailing-lists in NZ http://wiki.lianza.org.nz/index.php/Resources/NZLibEmailDiscussionLists i realize that it's a bit of extra effort for you to sign-up to the lists, etc - but considering how much *wasted* effort this fight is going to cost everyone... its probably well worth it Mason
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