[OpenID board] Trademark problem?

[Snorri]

Frankly, I think it's an easy "problem", 
http://www.openq.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=
36   
And probably we can find a quickly and peaceful solution
(Starting to contact the Legal Director of OpenQ / send a letter...)

I have managed and resolved similar OpenID Trademark Problems in Korea,
France and Germany...
If you give me the green light, I can call tomorrow, because their office
(in Paris) is much closer to home :)

-Snorri

PS: I have already talked about that, but it's important to add a small
"(R)" or "TM" under the logotype on the homepage.


-----Message d'origine-----
De : scott.kveton at gmail.com [mailto:scott.kveton at gmail.com] De la part de
Scott Kveton
Envoyé : jeudi 4 décembre 2008 01:44
À : board at openid.net; Snorri Giorgetti
Objet : Re: [OpenID board] Trademark problem?

> Not sure why that's needed. I mean, contacting the lawyers and have them
run
> isn't such a big deal to have it hidden away. Anything else (besides a
> polite note to them requesting immediate removal by the same lawyer
> representing the OpenID foundation) I can't see what should be private nor
> how such a knowledge would give them any advantage. Do you see one?

Dick has, on numerous occasions, outlined the reasons what was kept
private.  +1 to his reasons from me.

> Yes of course....however I'm still baffled how an non-profit organization
in
> form of a foundation which such formidable financial backing has problems
> putting the easiest things in place. Of course if this organization is
> willing to spend 10K on a years hosting (I know you were against it), but
> besides that is hardly capable of getting an election going (including
> needed software) than nothing should surprise really. I don't know if it's
> only me, but somehow something somewhere doesn't sound quite right.
Whining
> about "we are only volunteers" doesn't help, some efficiency and
management
> perhaps would.

For the record, we're still spending $0 on hosting.

While I understand your frustration here Eddy, I don't think your
adversarial tone gets us anywhere.  Want to make it better?  Great,
please nominate yourself (heck I'll do it for you if you like) to the
board.  Don't want to make that kind of time commitment?  Fine.  Jump
in and offer to help make a difference on one of the committees
(looking forward to you joining the trademark committee by the way)
and actually *participate*.  Take cues from Brian Kissel, Nat Sakumura
or Snorri Giorgetti; none of whom are board members (yet) but
contribute a great deal to the community.

Don't just complain; do something.  Nobody is stopping you.

- Scott