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From: Xavier Neys <neysx@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Copyright/Trademark for LiveCD
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 16:20:14
Message-Id: 40B4C3B7.2090507@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Copyright/Trademark for LiveCD by Ajai Khattri
1 Ajai Khattri wrote:
2 > Is the word "LiveCD" trademarked by Gentoo?
3 > Im asking because Clear Channel just bought a patent for instant live CDs
4 > - just wondering if this is a liability for Gentoo.
5 >
6
7 Trademarks and patents are different animals and having one does not imply the
8 other.
9 You could probably not trademark liveCD as you could not trademark chair if
10 your were selling chairs.
11
12 This particular patent covers the selling of live CDs after live performances.
13 In other words, you go to a gig and by the CD at the end.
14
15 It has nothing to do with a software live CD as ours or knoppix and similar.
16
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18 / Xavier Neys
19 \_ Gentoo Documentation Project
20 / French & Internationalisation Lead
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