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Re: Fwd: OZONE - the name



On Wed, 07 Mar 2001, Eric Richardson wrote:
> Falko Braeutigam wrote:
> > 
> > What does the community says about this? What should we do? Is there a need to
> > do anything anyway? Please share your knowledge/experiences.
> 
> If you don't do anything they could get an order to have your org. cease
> using it or sue if you don't as he states that there is confusion/harm.
> Maybe ozone is not copyrightable so they may not have a leg to stand on.

ozone-db.org is registered by SMB which is a german company. Can a company,
which doesn't have a trademark "ozone" registered in germany nor does any
business in germany actually cease our .org domain?

> 
> Is ozone aligned with Software in the Public Interest or with someone
> who has a legal staff?

What do you mean?

> I'm not a lawyer so it would be helpful to have one to advise.
> 
> Eric :-)


Falko
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