> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrea Pescetti [mailto:pesce...@apache.org] > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 3:10 PM > To: marketing@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: unofficial? > > Jörg Schmidt wrote: > > when I say the icons are _part of the software_, I mean the > physical software. > > This is a contrast to the name, because the name is the > _name_ of the software, > > _not part_ of the physical software. > > I'm not a lawyer, of course. But there is a difference > between what the > license allows to do with the code and what the trademark > policy says.
Yes > Or, to state it correctly: the Apache License > http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html section 6 > says that you > cannot use trademarks as you wish Yes > and that you need explicit > permission > for certain uses. Trademarks, for OpenOffice, include the > name and the > gulls logo. OK, but what is the permissible use of AOO? Can I make and publish a screenshot of the startup window of AOO? Is this a legal Screenshot: http://i.computer-bild.de/imgs/5/7/2/2/8/8/0/Neue-Version-von-OpenOffice-4-1-kommt -mit-einigen-neuen-Funktionen-Das-1024x576-651d0e41862ce7fc.jpg And if I may, can I just (unedited!) Publish parts of the screenshots? And if I may, why then not just the section of the screenshots, the only logo includes? > You can find examples of the trademark policy here: > http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/#titlefeather ; so for > example if someone writes a book about an Apache product he cannot > include the Apache feather image in the cover. This is an extreme > example; in general, one should ask for permission on a case-by-case > basis. You can imagine that we will allow (and, even if not asked, > tolerate) that someone uses our trademarks to support the > project, while > we will deny a request by someone who wants to sell for 99 > EUR a thing > named "Apache OpenOffice Professional" consisting in Apache > OpenOffice > with some malware added and wants to advertise it using the official > images and make it look like as if it was a "premium" version > produced > by the OpenOffice project. We actively enforce trademarks in order to > protect our users and the reputation of OpenOffice. *Absolutely clear* to me, but the discussion here is not the real issue. Greetings, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org
