[Qgis-psc] Trademark and subdomain

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Vincent, 

It sounds fine to me. 

Thanks for asking, 

Andreas 

On 2018-11-20 10:31, Vincent Picavet (ml) wrote:

> Hi PSC,
> 
> We recently opened a subsite on our website concerning our activities
> around QGIS : qgis.oslandia.com
> 
> I just wanted to double-check that there would be no problem in using
> "qgis" in a subdomain name.
> 
> I already checked with our IP lawyer, who said that as soon as there is
> no misunderstanding possible between the original trademark and the
> content publisher, there is no problem using the trademark word in a URL.
> 
> This is clearly the case here, as the domain name is oslandia.com and
> the content is explicit. We would never claim the work of the community
> as our own.
> 
> Note also that Boundless has been using qgis.boundlessgeo.com for a while.
> 
> I asked the same question on the mailing list in April, and had no
> specific feedback.
> 
> Should anyone be disturbed by this, please raise your voice and I am
> here to talk about it.
> 
> Best regards,
> Vincent
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