Author: arma Date: 2012-12-05 17:10:05 +0000 (Wed, 05 Dec 2012) New Revision: 25933

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/trademark-faq.wml Log: state a position on using the tor mark in research paper titles

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/trademark-faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/trademark-faq.wml 2012-12-05 16:54:24 UTC (rev 25932) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/trademark-faq.wml 2012-12-05 17:10:05 UTC (rev 25933) @@ -44,7 +44,33 @@ is to make sure that people aren't confused about whether your product or project is made or endorsed by The Tor Project. Creating a new brand that incorporates the Tor brand is likely to lead to confusion.</p> - + + <a id="researchpapers"></a> + <h2>What about cute Tor-derived names in research paper titles?</h2> + + <p>Tor enjoys a vibrant <a + href="https://research.torproject.org/%22%3Eresearch community</a> + that examines anonymity attacks and defenses, design improvements, + impact on society, and so on. We think it's great that professors + and other researchers continue to contribute to our community, + and we've even gotten funding from the National Science Foundation + to help keep the Tor design and code researcher-friendly. The <a + href="http://freehaven.net/anonbib/%22%3Eanonymity bibliography</a> lists + many research papers that use Tor-derived names in their titles: + Torsk, DefenestraTor, Tortoise, LASTor, Torchestra, StegoTorus, + and more.</p> + + <p>Since the authors of these research papers aren't trying to make + a profit from them, and (because they're just papers, not products) + the papers aren't confusing Tor users into running potentially unsafe + software, we believe that the use of the Tor mark in these research + paper titles is acceptable non-trademark or fair use.</p> + + <p>That said, if the research paper comes with software, and that + software could potentially confuse people (users or other researchers) + about whether it's written or endorsed by The Tor Project, then we're + back to the <a href="#combining">above scenario</a>.</p> + <a id="enforcing"></a> <h2>Does this mean you're enforcing trademark rights?</h2> <p>The Tor Project is a non-profit corporation organized to research and