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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear Caesten,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Thank for your email,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The goal of this policy is not to be binding, it has just been
planned to avoid abuses by some in the future… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>= Understand projects that does not work in the philosophy of
the OpenID Community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There has been a lot of conversation about the use of the TM
symbol, all lawyers explain that it is important to write it… to avoid in the
future OpenID become a word like “kleenex”, “email”…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There are only one OpenID logo, it’s the same for everybody, probably
soon the new logo with a space between the “I” and the ‘arrow”…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Of course be free to use as you want… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>-Snorri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span
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legal-bounces@openid.net [mailto:legal-bounces@openid.net] <b>De la part de</b>
Carsten Pötter<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> samedi 8 mars 2008 17:34<br>
<b>À :</b> legal@openid.net<br>
<b>Objet :</b> [legal] Questions about OpenID Europe Trademark Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have just learned that there is a draft for an OpenID
Europe Trademark and Logo Policy (<a
href="http://www.openideurope.eu/policies/openid-trademark-policy/">http://www.openideurope.eu/policies/openid-trademark-policy/</a>).
And quite frankly, I am confused. It's possible that I have misunderstood
certain aspects, so here are a few points and questions:<br>
<br>
1) If I use the OpenID logo on blog posts I have to use the logo with the TM
symbol.<br>
2) The logo has to be clickable, linking back to openideurope.eu.<br>
3) In order to use the SpreadOpenID.org domain we need written permission by
OpenID Europe.<br>
4) The logo on SpreadOpenID.org has to change.<br>
<br>
First, it is quite confusing that there is no note that the trademark and logo
policy is still a draft. Anyway, while I know that openideurope.eu exists, I
haven't paid much attention to it yet. Call it ignorance or whatever, but I
have always browsed <a href="http://openid.net">openid.net</a> when looking for
information on OpenID. I guess that applies to most people in Europe.<br>
<br>
The TM logo: That logo is hardly known in the OpenID community which might be
due to the low profile of openideurope.eu. So why introduce a new logo to use
when it is not known? If OpenID Europe hired a law firm it could send cease and
desist letters by the hundreds.<br>
<br>
Clickable logo: I'm in Germany so I am expected to link back to openideurope.eu
when using the logo. That would simply confuse readers. According to my log
files my readers are from all over the world, mostly from the US actually. Why
should they be directed to openideurope.eu instead of <a
href="http://openid.net">openid.net</a>? I am sure that won't help spreading
the word about OpenID.<br>
Do I have to write OpenID™ in blog posts and linking to openideurope.eu instead
of just OpenID and linking to <a href="http://openid.net">openid.net</a>? That
was just consistent.<br>
<br>
Admittedly it's been a rather bold move by us to use the <a
href="http://spreadopenid.org">spreadopenid.org</a> domain. Can we get a
permission once the policy is in action? Do we have to remove the logo? Well,
we want to change the theme anyway. Maybe the logo will be dropped then, too.<br>
<br>
Thanks for your attention<br>
Carsten<br clear=all>
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