Question a John Maddog Hall:
However, the actual licence text, by setting an annual fee for non-profits, seems to contradict it's own fair use provisions.
Reponse:
The term "fair use" is a very legal term, and has very specific needs. I can not just say that your use of the term "Linux" is "fair use" just because it fits the definition of what you and I might consider "fair".
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En gros il semble, que *tous* ceux qui utilise le nom Linux devront payer au moins 200,ドル meme si c'est une asso, un LUG, un site,...
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Question:
Perhaps there should be a turnover cut-off, eg organisations with less than US 100,000ドル annual turnover don't have to pay.
Reponse:
I think there has to be some payment, as it costs money to administer the MARK, which is part of what the law says you have to do to protect it. If there was no charge whatsoever, then tens of thousands of people might try to register names "just in case"...sort of like URL cybersquatting. Part of protecting the name is keeping the namespace open so that legitimate groups (like yours) can use it.
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[^] # Fair-use selon John Maddog Hall
Posté par Damien . En réponse à la dépêche Linux en tant que marque, ça se défend. Évalué à 3.
However, the actual licence text, by setting an annual fee for non-profits, seems to contradict it's own fair use provisions.
Reponse:
The term "fair use" is a very legal term, and has very specific needs. I can not just say that your use of the term "Linux" is "fair use" just because it fits the definition of what you and I might consider "fair".
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En gros il semble, que *tous* ceux qui utilise le nom Linux devront payer au moins 200,ドル meme si c'est une asso, un LUG, un site,...
Autre extrait:
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Question:
Perhaps there should be a turnover cut-off, eg organisations with less than US 100,000ドル annual turnover don't have to pay.
Reponse:
I think there has to be some payment, as it costs money to administer the MARK, which is part of what the law says you have to do to protect it. If there was no charge whatsoever, then tens of thousands of people might try to register names "just in case"...sort of like URL cybersquatting. Part of protecting the name is keeping the namespace open so that legitimate groups (like yours) can use it.
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