[osi-edu-discuss] [TOS] Approaches to getting FOSS into formal education

[Danese Cooper]

These restrictions would likely only apply if we developed a trademark  
for materials, although our state charter pretty clearly identifies  
our mission as "educational"...so...IANAL, but we should ask Radcliffe  
before we institute anything.

Danese

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On Mar 22, 2009, at 3:53 PM, Karl Fogel <kfogel at red-bean.com> wrote:

> Danese Cooper <danese at gmail.com> writes:
>> Except that the word "certification" means something specific in
>> trademark terms.  We've been advised to never say we "certify'
>> anything with respect to licensing (because of liability that term
>> engenders).  We can set up programs to allow people to
>> "self-certify".  In the licensing arena, we "approve"...splitting
>> hairs I know but our trademark folks think its important.
>
> Oh, I don't think he was talking about certifying licenses, just
> certifying materials.  (The same concerns as with licenses might apply
> or not, I don't know...)
>
> -Karl