Bug 143724 - Inconsistency if Kirk holds trademark or copyright
Summary: Inconsistency if Kirk holds trademark or copyright
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Books & Articles (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: Johann Kois
URL:
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2010-02-10 12:40 UTC by Julian.Stacey.jhs
Modified: 2010-02-28 08:19 UTC (History)
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Description Julian.Stacey.jhs 2010-02-10 12:40:03 UTC
http://www.freebsd.org/art.html
	"trademark holder for the BSD Daemon image)"
	seems wrong, should likely be 
	"copyright holder for the BSD Daemon image)"

	See thread discussing this before & after 
	http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?201002081220.o18CKXfL035625
	From Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>	CC'd

	Please consult Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com>	CC'd
	who could state if he has a trademark, when issued, when expiring,
	in which country/ countries, & registration number, & maybe link URL

	The concensus of the thread was to surmise an international
	spread of time expiring expensive trademarks wasn't likely
	attractive, & guessing Kirk simple held Copyright. But Kirk
	cc'd can state what's real then someone please correct
	whichever of the 2 web pages is incorrect.

	Note from Kirk McKusick:
	I hold Copyright on the BSD Daemon.
	I do not hold a trademark on the BSD Daemon.
	So, the following fix should be applied.

Fix: 

s/trademark/copyright/
Comment 1 mckusick 2010-02-10 19:03:09 UTC
I hold a 1988 US copyright on the BSD Daemon. I do not hold a
trademark on the BSD Daemon.

	Kirk McKusick
Comment 2 jhs 2010-02-11 13:18:37 UTC
Ref send-pr 	http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=143724
& mail thread	http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?201002081220.o18CKXfL035625

In   http://www.freebsd.org/art.html   
After   /and Marshall Kirk McKusick (trademark holder for the BSD Daemon image
	s/trademark holder/copyright holder (1988)/

Suggestion: add a URL to:
	http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/faqs.shtml#Trademark	&/or
	http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/Guidelines.shtml

Even though that does Not list:
	- Which countries which trademarks are registered in
	- Registration numbers
	- Initial & expiry dates (probably periods differ per country)
	- URLS to registration bodies, specific per country & trademark.

Cheers,
Julian
-- 
Julian Stacey: BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com
Mail plain text not quoted-printable, HTML or Base64 http://www.asciiribbon.org
Comment 3 Johann Kois freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-02-13 14:38:09 UTC
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-www->jkois

I will take this one.  The correct answer is that Kirk McKusick is holding the copyright for the BSD daemon. 

See also:  http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/daemon.html
Comment 4 dfilter service freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-02-26 16:53:13 UTC
jkois       2010-02-26 16:52:59 UTC

  FreeBSD doc repository

  Modified files:
    en                   art.sgml 
  Log:
  PR:     www/143724
  
  Marshall Kirk McKusick holds the copyright for the BSD daemon, not the trademark.
  
  Additionally add a paragraph about "FreeBSD trademarks" and link to the FreeBSD Foundation (which holds the FreeBSD trademark).
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.10      +12 -2     www/en/art.sgml
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Comment 5 Johann Kois freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-02-28 08:18:36 UTC
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

The proposed change to our website is now online.  Close this PR.