[dokuwiki] Re: "doodle" is a trademark and shouldn't be used in plugins
- From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dokuwiki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:03:46 -0400
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Michael Hamann wrote:
>> as a DokuWiki user in the IRC has just me made aware of, "doodle" is a
>> trademark and the terms of service (http://doodle.com/about/tos.html)
>> state:
>>
>> "You are not entitled to use Doodle’s trademarks (especially DOODLE),
>> trade names, brands, domain names, or other distinctive brand features."
>>
>> Although I'm not a lawyer I think this is pretty clear, both doodle
>> plugins should be renamed and everybody who is using these plugins
>> should be aware of this issue and change to the renamed version as soon
>> as it will be available.
>
> uhh, anyone can claim trademark on anything. it doesnt meant it's
> enforceable. Google certainly isnt listing trademark information
> whenever it uses the word "doodle", and it does so quite heavily.
> that's simply how trademarks work -- if you dont enforce it (i.e. go
> after people), then you lose it.
it hasnt even been attempted to be registered with the USPTO either:
http://www.uspto.gov/
so only people writing plugins that interface with doodle.com need
care, and only because of their TOS
-mike
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