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Our goal is to make Sugar a recognized and trusted name in learning. A well-conceived trademark policy is instrumental in achieving this goal: it makes clear trademark-usage arrangements with partners and other FOSS projects. ''We want your participation.'' Please [[#Contact information|contact us]] if you have any questions about our policy. | Our goal is to make Sugar a recognized and trusted name in learning. A well-conceived trademark policy is instrumental in achieving this goal: it makes clear trademark-usage arrangements with partners and other FOSS projects. ''We want your participation.'' Please [[#Contact information|contact us]] if you have any questions about our policy. | ||
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The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the identity, provenance, and free and open-source nature of Sugar Labs<sup>®</sup> remain clear to the public. This is in keeping with our objective to spread the use of the Sugar Learning Platform while protecting our trademarks. It is our intention to be liberal and responsive in the enforcement of our trademarks: we want our Marks to be widely used to represent our learning mission to the public, but we also need to ensure clarity regarding the relationship between Sugar Labs and the individual or organization using our Marks in order to both protect Sugar Labs and the public. | The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the identity, provenance, and free and open-source nature of Sugar Labs<sup>®</sup> remain clear to the public. This is in keeping with our objective to spread the use of the Sugar Learning Platform while protecting our trademarks. It is our intention to be liberal and responsive in the enforcement of our trademarks: we want our Marks to be widely used to represent our learning mission to the public, but we also need to ensure clarity regarding the relationship between Sugar Labs and the individual or organization using our Marks in order to both protect Sugar Labs and the public. | ||
As part of our marketing effort to make Sugar better known, we have developed a label program with the objective of simplifying and streamlining permission to use Sugar Labs marks by projects and businesses. We encourage you to contact us at trademark at sugarlabs.org if you have any questions about this policy or the label program. Throughout this document, the word "Marks" refers to the Sugar Labs name and logo, individually or together. Note that [[#Other marks used by Sugar Labs|Section 2.5 "Other Marks Used by Sugar Labs"]] provides guidelines for other marks used by Sugar Labs. Sugar Labs | As part of our marketing effort to make Sugar better known, we have developed a label program with the objective of simplifying and streamlining permission to use Sugar Labs marks by projects and businesses. We encourage you to contact us at trademark at sugarlabs.org if you have any questions about this policy or the label program. Throughout this document, the word "Marks" refers to the Sugar Labs name and logo, individually or together. Note that [[#Other marks used by Sugar Labs|Section 2.5 "Other Marks Used by Sugar Labs"]] provides guidelines for other marks used by Sugar Labs. Sugar Labs, Inc. is the holder of the [http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?SRCH=Y&isSubmitted=true&details=&SELECT=US+Serial+No&TEXT=77634279# registered mark]. | ||
== Guidelines for using the Marks == | == Guidelines for using the Marks == | ||
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You may create and sell merchandise using the Sugar Labs name and logo without additional permission provided that you use only unmodified graphics from the [[Marketing_Team/Logo|logo page on the Sugar Labs website.]] Please [[#Contact information|contact us]] if you would like to sell any other merchandise containing Sugar Labs Marks. This section is subject to the provisions contained in Sections Sections [[#Permissions required for usage|2.2 "Permissions Required for Usage"]] and [[#Using the Marks as part of a product name|2.3 "Using the Marks as Part of a Product Name"]] of this policy. | You may create and sell merchandise using the Sugar Labs name and logo without additional permission provided that you use only unmodified graphics from the [[Marketing_Team/Logo|logo page on the Sugar Labs website.]] Please [[#Contact information|contact us]] if you would like to sell any other merchandise containing Sugar Labs Marks. This section is subject to the provisions contained in Sections Sections [[#Permissions required for usage|2.2 "Permissions Required for Usage"]] and [[#Using the Marks as part of a product name|2.3 "Using the Marks as Part of a Product Name"]] of this policy. | ||
=== Rights reserved by | === Rights reserved by Sugar Labs, Inc === | ||
Sugar Labs, Inc. reserves the sole right to: | |||
==== Determining compliance ==== | ==== Determining compliance ==== | ||
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== Contact information == | == Contact information == | ||
If you have questions about using the Marks, or if you think you should be able to use the Marks for any purpose not allowed by this policy and would like permission for that use, or for more information concerning our label program, please contact Sugar Labs by emailing trademark AT sugarlabs.org or by writing to [[Sugar_Labs/Contacts#Mail | If you have questions about using the Marks, or if you think you should be able to use the Marks for any purpose not allowed by this policy and would like permission for that use, or for more information concerning our label program, please contact Sugar Labs by emailing trademark AT sugarlabs.org or by writing to [[Sugar_Labs/Contacts#Mail]]. | ||
== Usage examples == | == Usage examples == | ||
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== Approved licenses == | == Approved licenses == | ||
We have adopted http://opensource.org/docs/osd as a set of approved software and content licenses and http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#Good_Licenses's opinions on specific licenses where applicable | We have adopted http://opensource.org/docs/osd as a set of approved software and content licenses and http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#Good_Licenses's opinions on specific licenses where applicable. | ||