Difference between revisions of "Use of Adempiere name"
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| − | == | + | = Legal Protection = |
| + | place in here: | ||
| + | * who owns the trademark - where it is registered and who is the beneficial owner. | ||
| + | * who is entrusted in managing the sourceforge project and for whom (citizens?) | ||
| + | * who owns the the copyright, who maintains the contributor agreements, for code, documentation, wiki, etc | ||
| + | * who owns the domains and who is entrusted to manage them for whom (citizens?) | ||
| − | + | Once the legal protection has been established, we can say who and how the name can be used..... | |
| − | + | = Use & Association with ADempiere = | |
| − | === Use of the | + | == Use of the ADempiere name == |
| + | |||
| + | === Charities & Not for Profit Organisations === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Private and Public Commercial Entities === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Special Entities === | ||
| + | * IP Owners | ||
| + | * Marketing Vehciles | ||
| + | |||
| + | === ADempiere Citizens === | ||
| + | * Do ADempiere citizens have the right to call themselves a citizen? i.e. can they say "ADempiere Citizen" ??? | ||
| + | * Should ADempiere citizens be able top promote ADempiere freely without the potential legal claim for abuse of name | ||
| + | * Should citizens be able to use to trade on the positions they fulfil in the community i.e. receive money because they are a PMC Head or Release/Trunk Committer? Who should people be able to received funds from? Would we allow IBM to pay all of our trunk committers and hence take over the project by taking over the people ? Can citizens publicise their name and role within ADempiere? | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Domains === | ||
| + | ==== Root Domains ==== | ||
| + | e.g. adempiere.com, adempiere.org, adempiere.eu, adempiere.tld | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Domains Containing ADempiere ==== | ||
| + | e.g. adempierebusiness.com, adempiereisfun.com, adempieresurfclub.com | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Officially Supported Domains ==== | ||
| + | We should list all authorised domains - i.e. those part of the project and promoting ADempiere in each country | ||
| + | Who should authorise the official list - what rules are there? | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Non Official Domains ==== | ||
| + | I'm not sure we could comment on non-official domains due to exposure to legal action | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Use of the ADempiere logo == | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Misuse = | ||
| + | The use of ADempiere is subject to the citizens rights and responsibilities. (In this way we can bind the Citizens) | ||
| + | |||
| + | The use of ADempiere for non citizens is subject to authorisation from the legal owner (who?). | ||
| − | |||
== Consequences == | == Consequences == | ||
| + | * breach of citizen agreement | ||
| + | * misuse of IP by non-citizens | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Who will protect the ADempiere IP ? = | ||
| + | and what funds are available ? | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 1 July 2010
Contents
Legal Protection
place in here:
- who owns the trademark - where it is registered and who is the beneficial owner.
- who is entrusted in managing the sourceforge project and for whom (citizens?)
- who owns the the copyright, who maintains the contributor agreements, for code, documentation, wiki, etc
- who owns the domains and who is entrusted to manage them for whom (citizens?)
Once the legal protection has been established, we can say who and how the name can be used.....
Use & Association with ADempiere
Use of the ADempiere name
Charities & Not for Profit Organisations
Private and Public Commercial Entities
Special Entities
- IP Owners
- Marketing Vehciles
ADempiere Citizens
- Do ADempiere citizens have the right to call themselves a citizen? i.e. can they say "ADempiere Citizen" ???
- Should ADempiere citizens be able top promote ADempiere freely without the potential legal claim for abuse of name
- Should citizens be able to use to trade on the positions they fulfil in the community i.e. receive money because they are a PMC Head or Release/Trunk Committer? Who should people be able to received funds from? Would we allow IBM to pay all of our trunk committers and hence take over the project by taking over the people ? Can citizens publicise their name and role within ADempiere?
Domains
Root Domains
e.g. adempiere.com, adempiere.org, adempiere.eu, adempiere.tld
Domains Containing ADempiere
e.g. adempierebusiness.com, adempiereisfun.com, adempieresurfclub.com
Officially Supported Domains
We should list all authorised domains - i.e. those part of the project and promoting ADempiere in each country Who should authorise the official list - what rules are there?
Non Official Domains
I'm not sure we could comment on non-official domains due to exposure to legal action
Use of the ADempiere logo
Misuse
The use of ADempiere is subject to the citizens rights and responsibilities. (In this way we can bind the Citizens)
The use of ADempiere for non citizens is subject to authorisation from the legal owner (who?).
Consequences
- breach of citizen agreement
- misuse of IP by non-citizens
Who will protect the ADempiere IP ?
and what funds are available ?
