From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 17:36:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46874106564A for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:36:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1826D8FC1E for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:36:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.magehandbook.com (mail.magehandbook.net [192.168.1.100]) by mail.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2FA7930 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:36:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 152.121.16.254 (SquirrelMail authenticated user daniel) by www.magehandbook.com with HTTP; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:36:32 -0400 Message-ID: <3d43539af0e60964a0406b8df304f16c.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <20110616162032.GN5630@external.screwed.box> References: <4DF9174F.50708@danskdatacenter.dk> <4DFA03A3.8090500@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20110616152941.GL5630@external.screwed.box> <201106161154.06300.rsimmons0@gmail.com> <20110616162032.GN5630@external.screwed.box> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:36:32 -0400 From: "Daniel Staal" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.21 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: free sco unix X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:36:34 -0000 On Thu, June 16, 2011 12:20 pm, Peter Vereshagin wrote: > You can't take no for an answer, freebsd-questions! > 2011/06/16 11:54:05 -0400 Robert Simmons => To > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org : > RS> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright > RS> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark > > I'll surely will when I'll have some to trade ;-) > > RS> Copyright pertains to the source code. Trademark pertains to the use > of > RS> signs, symbols, names, logos, etc. > > Source code itself can have 'signs, symbols, names, logos, etc.' and > consist in terms of its usability of them, doesn't it just use to? > 'signs, symbols, names, logos, etc.' same way can have their source code > and consist in terms of their usability of it, doesn't they just use to? Trademark is for 'this is made by me. I put my name on it.' Copyright is for the content of a book/speech/whatever. 'Trademark' is a _maker's mark._ The point is not encouraging the creation of works (like copyright): The point is so that a maker/seller can build a reputation with their customers. They are very different in terms, uses, and requirements. In theory it is possible to hold both a trademark and a copyright on the same thing, but it is hard. (You will likely fail applicability tests for one or the other.) It is of course possible to put a trademark on something you've copyrighted, so people know who created it. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------