Comment on Show HN: GitNews Web – Trending Repositories from GitHub, HackerNews and RedditparentComments−devit7yI wonder if trademark licensing could be a viable business model for some open source projects?−npongratz7yThey can do what they want, but I would hate to see various beloved open source projects and their leaders in league with the IP police.−eropple7yRegardless of your opinion of copyright, trademark IP has a pretty clear and valid reason to exist. I shouldn't be able to go sell "Coca-Cola" and hoodwink a bunch of customers; the same follows pretty clearly for OSS.
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I wonder if trademark licensing could be a viable business model for some open source projects?
They can do what they want, but I would hate to see various beloved open source projects and their leaders in league with the IP police.
Regardless of your opinion of copyright, trademark IP has a pretty clear and valid reason to exist. I shouldn't be able to go sell "Coca-Cola" and hoodwink a bunch of customers; the same follows pretty clearly for OSS.