Mozilla Cracks Down On Merchandise Sellers 565
An anonymous reader writes "MozillaZine reports that the Mozilla Foundation is cracking down on those selling unofficial Mozilla-branded merchandise. This takes the form of an open letter addressed to retailers of goods that bear the Mozilla name or logos. The letter suggests that the Foundation are willing to work with those selling Mozilla wares, as long as they get a cut and the retailer isn't operating in the US, Canada or Mexico, where they would be competing with the Foundation's own Mozilla Store. Threats of legal action for non-compliance are issued, albeit with friendly overtones. This open letter is part of the Mozilla Foundation's campaign to better enforce its trademarks, an effort that began when the Foundation was launched in July. In a related move, the Foundation announced that the new Firefox artwork is not open-source and can only be used in official builds or those sanctioned by the Foundation - this has led to debates about whether Firefox is free enough to be included in the Debian Linux distribution."
Mozilla Firefox's plan (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Um... (Score:2, Funny)
As the saying goes. (Score:4, Funny)
At the sound of the tone free software will have officially "sold out".
Damn this dragon! its only producing one egg a day! lets cut it open and harvest a lifetimes worth of eggs!!!
Simple solution for Debian (Score:5, Funny)
Problem solved.
Wait... (Score:5, Funny)
The missing ??? (Score:3, Funny)
The first patentable business method on slashdot:
1. Write kick-a$!$# software
2. Give away core product(s)
3. Develop strong trademark
4. Profit!!
Seriosly, this is a good move for Mozilla; trademarks themselves are valuable, properly nurtured. The Mozilla foundation and the Mozilla's users would certainly like to be able to build value without ever having to sell its core product.
Re:Simple solution for Debian (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mozilla Firefox's plan (Score:2, Funny)
They'd just end up calling it "The Browser formerly knowns as Phoenix".
Re:Simple solution for Debian (Score:3, Funny)
What if the code were on the tee shirt? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:If this were Fark (Score:2, Funny)
The shirt has a filesystem, that's awesome...I will buy one!
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Cursing is for inarticulate motherfuckers.
t-shirts want to be free! (Score:3, Funny)
This is a lack of girlfriend problem (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Simple solution for Debian (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is a lack of girlfriend problem (Score:2, Funny)
Please, more jokes about the name changing! :-) (Score:2, Funny)
What's this browser called today? (yes, the one with its icon in small sizes looks like a little embryo)
mozilla-browser? - are you kidding?
mozilla-firebird? - no.
mozilla-firedog? - no... maybe tomorrow.
mozilla-thundercat? - nope.
moziall-feuerfuchs? - NEIN!
mozilla-firefox? - well, that was yesterday's answer... but close enough, I let you pass.