Standard disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.
The name of the official project is Apache CouchDB. I see CouchDB as
being like Linux, where (as far as I know anyone) is free to use the
name. So, IMO it is completely fair to name a company CouchDB Ltd. But
it also means anyone else can name their company CouchDB LLC or The
Real CouchDB Ltd. This is a bigger problem. You don't have a
defensible trademark.
-Damien
On Mar 8, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Chris Anderson wrote:
> Devs,
>
> I've felt the fair-competition argument a little on my own, so hearing
> it from other quarters gives it even greater weight. We're discussing
> ways to proceed that take into account the full community, including
> competitors (of which we hope to have many!)
>
> Thanks for the perspective, everyone. We'll have more to announce in
> the next few days.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> --
> Chris Anderson
> http://jchris.mfdz.com
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