[Opensim-dev] LindenLab tightens policy on Trademarks

[unknown person]

In light of this and discussions based off this, I can't help but think of the future issues regarding this type of problem.
In some form, the OpenSim community needs to have some trademarks of their own, if not for branding purposes alone, 
but for protection against greedy sabotaging Corporate interests that might see us as a viable threat to their commercail interests.

Not to mention this scenario:

Someone from the OpenSim community gets a bug up their rear and branches off, creates a product based off OpenSim, then doesn't want to see any competition.
So what this asshat could do, is sabotage the OpenSim project and take out their own trademarks/etc... against what we use for coined phrases/terms/etc...

If we don't create protections in this manner, we could forsee constant threat by actions like this as time goes on..

Just a thought,

CharlieO

From: ezekiel at daelindor.com
To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:55:36 +0100
Subject: [Opensim-dev] LindenLab tightens policy on Trademarks










Dear all,
 
please consider the recent policy change 
of Linden Lab regarding their trademarks:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/03/24/introducing-the-second-life-brand-center/
 
The texts on the OS wiki will need to be 
reviewed within the announced 90-day period to ensure compliance with 

the guidelines set by Linden Lab regarding the use 
of 'Second Life' and 'SL'.
Furthermore, I would like to suggest that from now 
on OS documentation (and code) should use any of
these trademarks only where it is absolutely 
necessary.
 
Cheers, Ezekiel

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