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  • From: Jordan S Hatcher <jordan AT opencontentlawyer.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Lawsuit over Virgin Mobile's and Ethical Use
  • Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 08:56:07 +0100


On 1 Oct 2007, at 03:53, paola.dimaio AT gmail.com wrote:

Jordan
I did find the page
http://creativecommons.org/policies

Still it does not say which country the trademak applies to?
Nor there is an indication as to restriction is usage of the 'name'


See:

"The double C in a circle, the words and logotype “Creative Commons,” and any combination of the foregoing, whether integrated into a larger whole or standing alone, are Creative Commons’ trademarks."

That means that they have a trademark to the name.

You can feel free to educate yourself about the workings of the international trade mark system, but the word mark "Creative Commons" is, for example, a registered Community Trade Mark applicable throughout the EU/EEA. Trade mark Registration No. 003723971



what is the copyright situation for the cc licenses - as you seem well informed
is there a trademark registration?
for which countries?

Anyway, I have no problem in call it MY Creative Commons

unless of course, cc intend to prohibit the usage of the 'name'
world wide - which would
be another intersting story

Nobody can trademark the name 'commons' afaik - caust it is a term to
indicate the public domain

I am pretty confident that we'll meet in court anyway one day or another
what's your jurisdiction btw?

:-)\

pdm


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