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Trademarks and copyrights are automatic, you don't need to do anything to have them (although registering them makes it cheaper to prove you have them). Obviou
by devit 6y ago
Trademarks and copyrights are automatic, you don't need to do anything to have them (although registering them makes it cheaper to prove you have them).
Obviously "anyone should be able to pick up the torch" has the issue that the "anyone" may well be a malicious person who is seeking to defraud the users for monetary gain.
- dredmorbius 6y agoTrademarks must be defended and may be lost. https://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2017/05/4-defenses-to-trademark-infringement.html https://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2017/05/4-defenses... https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverherzfeld/2013/02/28/failure-to-enforce-trademarks-if-you-snooze-do-you-lose/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverherzfeld/2013/02/28/failu...
- takeda 6y agoYes, that means if someone creates uMatrix and the original author won't do anything about it, then that other person can keep that name. We didn't get to that point yet.