>From: Lizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>However, this 'allowance' is a matter of policy, not law. It's GOOD
>policy, it's policy that benefits the company and the community, but
>it's not a matter of law.
Yes it is legal. The online use policy constitutes a revokable licnse.
>The use of trademarks in a manner which 'dilutes' the value of that
>trademark violates trademark law. Period. Whether or not the holders of
>the trademark PURSUE the case is another story. Dilution is highly
>subjective, and recent court precedents have produced a VERY broad
>definition of same.
A real hair splitting exercise - AND you are incorrect. The online use
policy is revokable license that grants the users rights within certain
boundaries.
>Further, a lot of netbooks go well beyond 'fair use', to outright theft
>of ideas sans credit. The best thing about the OGL? You can compel
>people to credit your work. Credit is often the only 'payment' net
>authors receive.
The online use policy is no different in this respect. If someone steals
your IP or abuses the license, the copyright/trademark holder you can stop
them through EXACTLY the same legal proceedings that you would use for the
OGL.
>Side note:I have strong and serious disagreements with much IP law. But
>disliking the law and pretending the law doesn't exist are two different
>things.
I agree with you - but you should not sell people on a particular idea when
there is a much better option available for their purposes.
Faust
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