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AGPLv3 does not somehow permit trademark violations. Signal has taken issue with third parties building binaries and calling them Signal, and I can’t really bla

AGPLv3 does not somehow permit trademark violations. Signal has taken issue with third parties building binaries and calling them Signal, and I can’t really blame them. This is the same reason Signal isn’t in F-Droid

kevin_b_er 4y ago
And the DMCA is about copyright. Where's trademark mentioned?
- tingletech 4y ago
  Violating trademark triggers AGPLv3 license to be invalid, thus the copyright claim.
  - Murrawhip 4y ago
    No, AGPLv3 allows for adding an additional term regarding trademark. Signal-desktop is using the default APGLv3 without such a term.
Zak 4y ago
DMCA takedowns are for copyright only, not trademark. Requesting or demanding removal for trademark reasons is legitimate, but using the DMCA takedown process when there is not a copyright violation is fraudulent.
- tadfisher 4y ago
  Because the AGPLv3 allows for trademark restrictions, violating the trademark revokes the copyright license.
  - monocasa 4y ago
    AGPLv3 allows for adding trademark terms, which signal has not done.