Perhaps a US based group such as ALA - Am Lib Assn - or SLA - Special Lib Assn - could help? Does anyone have contacts within SLA or ALA? Their members could apply pressure here.
Sent from my iPhone! Pardon typos, etc. On Nov 21, 2011, at 8:09 PM, "Mason James" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > <PGP.sig> > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
