Re: Debian Legal summary of the X-Oz License

["selussos" <mgr@x-oz.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MJ Ray" <mjr@dsl.pipex.com>
To: "selussos" <mgr@x-oz.com>; <debian-legal@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: Debian Legal summary of the X-Oz License


> >         4. Except as contained in this notice, the name of X-Oz 
> > Technologies
> >            shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote 
> > the sale,
> >            use or other dealings in this Software without prior 
> > written
> >            authorization from X-Oz Technologies.
> 
> Why does this clause attempt to use a copyright licence forbid basic 
> rights granted in most trademark law?

> Why does it speak of "this Software" instead of the more usual 
> "products derived from this Software"?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> MJR/slef     My Opinion Only and possibly not of any group I know.
> 

This clause is also in the X.org license and is found throughout X.
We chose to be specific because we are the _only_ copyright holder, which
is not the case, as you will notice, for X.org.

Thanks for letting me clear that one up.  

Best Regards 

Sue


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