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Also, at least here in the United States, the fact that "Drupal" is a
registered trademark means that no one is allowed to use the word in a
way that could lead to a likelihood of consumer confusion as to source
or sponsorship, even in the absence of any formal trademark usage
policy from either Dries or the Drupal Association.<br>
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Greg Knaddison wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Tom Geller<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tom@tomgeller.com"><tom@tomgeller.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Great! Until that final version is released uncertainty remains and could
stall potential ventures.
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It only stops businesses who need to use Drupal in their name or their
product name. I don't think that is really stifling any valuable
business.
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<pre wrap="">(I wonder whether the Drupal trademark is defensible at this point... but
that's another matter.)
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Dries and the Association are doing their best to make sure it is. If
you know of anything that would help make it more defensible,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://association.drupal.org/contact">http://association.drupal.org/contact</a>
Thanks!
Greg
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