Claudio,

It affects the use of the InterBase name everywhere.... as it was intended
to do

If you were using the InterBase name to market or sell any InterBase related
product, in strict terms you were already in violation of trademark law,
assuming that the InterBase trademark had been registered and maintained in
your country.

All this does is carry foward the existing trademark restrictions in a
Public License. It means that no-one can use the InterBase name for a
product, or derivative product, or larger work without Inprise's permission.

In terms of the Powered By InterBase logo, that should be OK, because it was
made publically available a long time ago with the express intention of
people using it to market their products that used InterBase or a Website
that was run on InterBase.

Regards
Paul Beach
Vice President Sales & Marketing
InterBase Software Corporation
Tel (UK):+44 (0) 1844 354465
Mobile: +44 (0) 7887 890375
Tel (USA):+1 831 431 1097
E-mail: pabeach@...

----- Original Message -----
From: Claudio Valderrama C. <cvalde@...>
To: <IBDI@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:55 AM
Subject: [IBDI] Amendment


> I need an explanation of this amendment, please!
> Does it affect tools like Interbase Workbench, for example? I assume the
> POWERED BY IB logo can be used. Should I put II.1 at the top of my site,
> too?
>
> C.
>
> AMENDMENTS
> I. Inprise and logo. This License does not grant any rights to use the
> trademarks "Inprise'', "InterBase," "Java" or "JavaScript" even if such
> marks are included in the Original Code or Modifications.
> II. Trademark Usage.
> II.1. Advertising Materials. All advertising materials mentioning features
> or use of the covered Code must display the following acknowledgement:
"This
> product includes software developed by Inprise Corporation. "
> II.2. Endorsements. The names "Inprise," "InterBase," "ISC," and "IB" must
> not be used to endorse or promote Contributor Versions or Larger Works
> without the prior written permission of Inprise.
> II.3. Product Names. Contributor Versions and Larger Works may not be
called
> "Inprise" or "InterBase" nor may the words "Inprise" or "InterBase" appear
> in their names without the prior written permission of Inprise
Corporation.
>
> C.
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> Claudio Valderrama C.
> Ingeniero en Informática - Consultor independiente
> http://members.tripod.com/cvalde
>
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