Re: A trademark add-on to the AGPL license
Thomas Goirand <thomas@goirand.fr>
> I would like to package z-push in Debian. It seems to me that it's ok to
> ship it in Debian, but I'm not sure if it's ok to keep the upstream name
> z-push, due to some addition to the AGPL license.
> [...]
> If you want to propagate modified versions of the Program under the name
> "Z-Push", you may only do so if you have a written permission by Zarafa
> Deutschland GmbH (to acquire a permission please contact Zarafa at
> trademark@zarafa.com).
>
> Any legal advice would be welcome.
This is not legal advice, but I broadly agree with TG's approach.
Debian will package the software, so it won't be unmodified source,
so the "you may only" bites and we should rename.
One could argue that it is simply a statement of fact about
trademarks, but then why add this to the AGPL? A factual statement
doesn't need to be in the copyright licence at all.
Also, is this an added restriction that renders the AGPL unusable?
Hope that helps,
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