[Qgis-psc] Trademark issues

[Luigi Pirelli]

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Luigi Pirelli

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On 11 April 2018 at 15:11, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I re-read and re-thought to our trademark page
> https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/trademark/index.html
> and my conclusions are that we already covered contentious issues.
> I suggest, as we mostly agree during the latest PSC meeting, to remove
> the last entry of the FAQ:
> ---
> Q: Domain Name Registration Consent: My organization has applied to
> register an internet domain name which includes the element QGIS. If we
> enter into a permission, will QGIS consent to our registration?
>
> A: QGIS and the QGIS permission have no control over the registration of
> domain names, which are distinct from trademarks (see related FAQs
> above). QGIS does not oppose the registration of domain names. You do
> not need a permission to use a domain name which includes QGIS, unless
> you use your QGIS domain name as a trademark.
> ---
> As a consequence, I would ask to both cases under scrutiny (qgis.online
> and qgis.pro) to refrain from using qgis as a part of their domain name,
> and write clearly in their page that the project does not have a direct
> affiliation with QGIS project.
> On the other hand, I would invite both to join the community.
>
> How does it sound?
>
> All the best.
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