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"sell" (Sec. 3.6) v. "make for commercial use" (Sec. 4.6) #10

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tieguy opened this issue Aug 22, 2016 · 0 comments
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"sell" (Sec. 3.6) v. "make for commercial use" (Sec. 4.6) #10

tieguy opened this issue Aug 22, 2016 · 0 comments

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tieguy commented Aug 22, 2016

Section 3.6 discusses what applies if you "sell" stuff, and then refers to Sec. 4.6. Sec. 4.6 uses the less straightforward, and not parallel, "make ... for commercial use".

Is there a reason 4.6 doesn't use the simpler, and parallel, "sell"? I realize making and selling are slightly different activities, but at first read it seems like "sell" covers the act you actually care about and is easier for non-lawyers to comprehend.

It also makes the link between Sec. 3.6 and 4.6 more obvious. Currently, if you read directly from 3.6 and then go to 4.6, the link is not entirely obvious.

The change would be either (in the current language):

You may also sell merchandise with the Community marks, if:

Or (as I propose in issue #9):

You need a trademark license if you want to sell merchandise with the community marks.

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