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This document is intended to explain the proper usage of Zotero trademarks and the relationship between these trademarks and the licensing of the Zotero software. We've tried to make the following explanation as simple as possible, but ultimately trademarks and copyright are legal matters. If you have any questions about when and how to use Zotero trademarks, you should contact an attorney. | This document is intended to explain the proper usage of Zotero trademarks and the relationship between these trademarks and the licensing of the Zotero software. We've tried to make the following explanation as simple as possible, but ultimately trademarks and copyright are legal matters. If you have any questions about when and how to use Zotero trademarks, you should contact an attorney. | ||
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Zotero is a registered trademark of the [[http:// | Zotero is a registered trademark of the [[http:// | ||
- | ==== Trademarks and the GPL ==== | + | ==== Trademarks and the AGPL ==== |
- | Zotero' | + | Zotero' |
- | The GPL/AGPL does not grant you any right to use Zotero trademarks in connection with these derivative works. Zotero trademarks may not be used in connection with any such derivative works unless that usage is explicitly and specifically licensed, in writing, from the Corporation for Digital Scholarship. | + | The AGPL does not grant you any right to use Zotero trademarks in connection with these derivative works. Zotero trademarks may not be used in connection with any such derivative works unless that usage is explicitly and specifically licensed, in writing, from the Corporation for Digital Scholarship. |
==== Why Care about Trademarks at All? ==== | ==== Why Care about Trademarks at All? ==== | ||
- | It is important to us and to our user community to know which products are released by the Zotero project. That's why we care who uses the Zotero name and how they use it. But apart from the Zotero trademarks, we ensure that the software itself remains fully open source, which is why we use the GPL/AGPL. | + | It is important to us and to our user community to know which products are released by the Zotero project. That's why we care who uses the Zotero name and how they use it. But apart from the Zotero trademarks, we ensure that the software itself remains fully open source, which is why we use the AGPL. |