Many Open Source Licenses have similar provisions [LWN.net]

Many Open Source Licenses have similar provisions

Posted Jan 11, 2005 3:22 UTC (Tue) by sdague (subscriber, #7731)
Parent article: Debian and Mozilla - a study in trademarks

New BSD License:
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* Neither the name of the <ORGANIZATION> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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Appache License:
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4. The names "Apache" and "Apache Software Foundation" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact apache@apache.org.
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Research it yourself at http://opensource.org

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Many Open Source Licenses have similar provisions

Posted Jan 14, 2005 5:12 UTC (Fri) by Ross (subscriber, #4065) [Link]

Prohibiting use to "endorse or promote" is a lot less onerous than
prohibiting any use... even uses you would have a fair use right to.