Re: [twitter-dev] Question about Twitter use in library names
Duane, I've been able to follow up with our lawyers and they confirmed that it is ok to include Twitter in the name of libraries that developers build. Sorry it took so long to follow up, but I wanted to make sure we got a strong, final answer back before responding. Best, Ryan On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Duane Roelands duane.roela...@gmail.comwrote: A question for the Twitter team: I'm the developer and maintainer of an open source library called TwitterVB. Can I expect a nastygram from your lawyers at some point? Or is there some way I can have the project vetted to avoid such a thing in the future?
Re: [twitter-dev] Question about Twitter use in library names
That's great news. Thank you, Ryan. How about terms like tweet and retweet? Or more generally, any word on the questions raised in the Question about licensing thread? http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/browse_thread/thread/9f90046f6469fb7b/954f6dc75e00e992 In particular, it would be great to get clarification in writing on twitter.com -- not sure if your mail here is binding :) -- about the terms for acceptable trademark usage, copyright claims, and patent claims, for third party libraries and third party implementations of the Twitter API. I fully understand that these are difficult questions, and certainly appreciate the effort it takes to get all the legal concerns addressed. Thanks again for chasing these down! -DeWitt On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Ryan Sarver rsar...@twitter.com wrote: Duane, I've been able to follow up with our lawyers and they confirmed that it is ok to include Twitter in the name of libraries that developers build. Sorry it took so long to follow up, but I wanted to make sure we got a strong, final answer back before responding. Best, Ryan On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Duane Roelands duane.roela...@gmail.comwrote: A question for the Twitter team: I'm the developer and maintainer of an open source library called TwitterVB. Can I expect a nastygram from your lawyers at some point? Or is there some way I can have the project vetted to avoid such a thing in the future?
Re: [twitter-dev] Question about Twitter use in library names
Just wanted to follow up with everyone and let you know we are still on this and haven't forgotten about the thread. Hopefully will have an answer for you soon. Best, Ryan 2009/12/5 Ryan Sarver rsar...@twitter.com Duane, We definitely don't want to be sending any nastygrams, especially for something that helps the community. I put a note into our legal / marks department so that I can get an answer back to you and everyone else. Please bear with us as it could take a bit, but I'll get you an answer. Best, Ryan On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Duane Roelands duane.roela...@gmail.comwrote: A question for the Twitter team: I'm the developer and maintainer of an open source library called TwitterVB. Can I expect a nastygram from your lawyers at some point? Or is there some way I can have the project vetted to avoid such a thing in the future?
Re: [twitter-dev] Question about Twitter use in library names
On 12/4/2009 2:39 PM, Duane Roelands wrote: A question for the Twitter team: I'm the developer and maintainer of an open source library called TwitterVB. Can I expect a nastygram from your lawyers at some point? Or is there some way I can have the project vetted to avoid such a thing in the future? I don't play a lawyer on TV (it's too small for starters), but the fact that you aren't making any money off of it and the fact that they're linking to it with that name bodes pretty well. http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Terms-of-Service
Re: [twitter-dev] Question about Twitter use in library names
Duane, We definitely don't want to be sending any nastygrams, especially for something that helps the community. I put a note into our legal / marks department so that I can get an answer back to you and everyone else. Please bear with us as it could take a bit, but I'll get you an answer. Best, Ryan On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Duane Roelands duane.roela...@gmail.comwrote: A question for the Twitter team: I'm the developer and maintainer of an open source library called TwitterVB. Can I expect a nastygram from your lawyers at some point? Or is there some way I can have the project vetted to avoid such a thing in the future?
