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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
Cc: ypuntot <ypuntot@gmail.com>,  Org-mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: GPL violation related to Org by priprietary app (was: Best android app)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:20:39 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bkq0rvy0.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Y1e5eeYmzd/+WFWg@protected.localdomain>

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

>> If it is true, could you please provide links to legal basis on from
>> GPL's and Swedish law's points of view?
>
> In my opinion the term "Org Mode" is collective trademark:
>
> Trademark FAQs | USPTO:
> https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/trademark-faqs#type-browse-faqs_1934
> valid only for US jurisdiction.
>
> Trademarks need not be registered, especially when it is clear who was
> first using it, there is no doubt that Org Mode is term used to
> promote software and software is commercial subject.
>
> Those who started using first "Org Mode", like author or whoever is
> assigned to it, are free to tell to the website, to stop using it, or
> demand part of their profits in Sweden.

If GPL is not violated I see no reason for current Org maintainers to
bother. I'd better focus on improving Org rather than trying to engage
into legal complexities.

-- 
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>


  reply	other threads:[~2022-10-25 11:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-10-15 18:31 Best android app ypuntot
2022-10-15 23:01 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-10-16  0:57   ` Ypo
2022-10-17 18:01   ` Max Nikulin
2022-10-17 18:33     ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-10-16  5:26 ` Max Nikulin
2022-10-16  7:32   ` Jean Louis
2022-10-16  9:22     ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-16 12:13       ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-10-16 12:32         ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-16 13:14           ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-10-16 15:02             ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-16 19:30               ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-10-17 11:37               ` Jean Louis
2022-10-17 12:53                 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-17 13:22                   ` Jean Louis
2022-10-17 11:36           ` Jean Louis
2022-10-17 11:56             ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-17 13:24               ` Jean Louis
2022-10-17 11:34       ` Jean Louis
2022-10-17 12:06         ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-17 13:32           ` Jean Louis
2022-10-16 16:07     ` Max Nikulin
2022-10-17 11:54       ` Jean Louis
2022-10-17 13:18         ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-17 13:38           ` Jean Louis
2022-10-19 12:49         ` Max Nikulin
2022-10-19 23:46           ` Jean Louis
2022-10-25 16:56             ` Max Nikulin
2022-10-23  4:39 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-23 15:27   ` Ypo
2022-10-24  9:24     ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-25 16:17     ` Max Nikulin
2022-10-24 11:32   ` Jean Louis
2022-10-25  7:31     ` GPL violation related to Org by priprietary app (was: Best android app) Ihor Radchenko
2022-10-25 10:24       ` Jean Louis
2022-10-25 11:20         ` Ihor Radchenko [this message]
2022-10-25 13:12           ` Tim Cross
2022-10-25 13:45             ` tomas

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