Re: JCDDL license and trademarks

Thanks for the answer, but as long as the license does not grant
the right to use the logo for this specific purpose, there is indeed
a problem. Thanks for coming back to me once you have a lawyer answer.

Thanks,
Christophe



Stéphane Croisier a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I am not a lawyer, but I believe this means that you can simply not 
> reuse the logo for other purposes than the one available in the Original 
> Code.
> 
> This Exhibit is now used by most of the professional open source vendors 
> such as Zimbra or SugarCRM for instance....
> http://www.sugarforge.org/content/open-source/public-license.php
> http://www.zimbra.com/license/zimbra_public_license_1.2.html
> So this is something usual in the OSS license world and certainly 
> verified by several IP lawyers....
> 
> I will however ask our lawyer the next time I meet with him about this 
> question.... In all the case, our interpretation is that you can not 
> reuse the Jahia logo without our prior consent excepted of course at the 
> place where we put it in the original code.
> 
> Cheers,
> Stéphane
> 
> At 21:09 29.11.2006, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> On your web site, you advertise the Jahia Community Edition as a FREE
>> product refering to the use of CDDL for it's source code.
>>
>> Looking closely at the differences between JCDDL and CDDL, I see
>> in JCDDL a requirement to display the logo on every pages, where is
>> clearly stated that JCDDL does not grant any license on the logo.
>> (see below)
>>
>>
>> So, here is a license question:
>>
>> Where can I get a license for the logo to be able to run Jahia on
>> a web site that can be reached outside my company?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Christophe
>>
>>
>>
>> II. JAHIA and logo.
>> This License does not grant any rights to use the trademarks "JAHIA" 
>> and the "JAHIA" logos even if such marks are included in the Original 
>> Code or Modifications.
>>
>> However, in addition to the other notice obligations, all copies of 
>> the Covered Software in Executable and Source Code form distributed 
>> must, as a form of attribution of the Initial Developer, include on 
>> each user interface screen (i) the "JAHIA" logo and (ii) the copyright 
>> notice in the same form as the latest version of the Covered Code 
>> distributed by the Initial Developer at the time of distribution of 
>> such copy. In addition, the "JAHIA" logo must be visible to all users 
>> and be located at the very bottom of each user interface screen. 
>> Notwithstanding the above, the dimensions of the "JAHIA" logo must be 
>> at least 45 x 34 pixels. When users click on the "JAHIA" logo it must 
>> direct them back to http://www.jahia.org. In addition, the copyright 
>> notice must remain visible to all users at all times at the bottom of 
>> the user interface screen. When users click on the copyright notice, 
>> it must direct them back to http://www.jahia.org.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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