Let's assume a group of passionate users (or a single one) using the Fedora trademark on a blog or wathever. In this case the Council has final say on decisions related to this platform only if things go wrong? I mean, if the platform isn't official, isn't "approved", isn't endorsed by the Council, but it is a polite and a nice place and there are not complaints involving the CoC, is it OK?
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A.
On Sep 21, 2020 8:02 PM, "Justin W. Flory (he/him)" <jflory7@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Alessio. Good question. I have to first add, I am not a lawyer and
> this cannot be read as financial or legal advice. :-)
>
>
> On 9/21/20 11:25 AM, Alessio wrote:
> > Mmm. Maybe it is a language barrier (or my ignorance).
> > But a Publishing Platform is limited to blogging, microblogging (twitter, fb?) and "video blogging". Or also a forum is a publishing platform. What about Reddit? Instead, chat platforms are not publishing platforms, right?
>
>
> Community Publishing Platforms are Council-managed¹ accounts and
> platforms with the Fedora trademark, like the Community Blog, the Fedora
> Planet, and specific social media accounts.
>
> The /r/Fedora subreddit is mentioned in the policy. The Fedora subreddit
> features the Fedora trademark prominently. The Fedora subreddit is a
> Community Publishing Platform. Assuming other subreddits do *not*
> feature Fedora's logo prominently, there is nothing the Fedora Council
> or its associated legal entity Red Hat could do about other subreddits
> (specific to Fedora). So, other Reddit subreddits are not Community
> Publishing Platforms.
>
> Of course if there were ever a problem with /r/Fedora, speaking on
> behalf of the moderator team, we would much rather talk with you and not
> involve Red Hat Legal or Reddit Legal! :-)
>
> A forum may or may not be considered a Community Publishing Platform. Is
> the Fedora trademark used? Who takes legal responsibility for the forum?
> If the Fedora trademark is not used, **I believe** there is not much the
> Fedora Council or Red Hat can do about what is published there. But, if
> the Fedora trademark is present, there are other pathways available to
> the Fedora Council and Red Hat to protect its trademark (as I understand
> it, again as a non-lawyer).
>
> A chat platform may or may not be considered a Community Publishing
> Platform. Is the Fedora trademark used? Who takes final responsibility
> for the platform? The same process described above would apply here too.
>
> Does this make sense? I would be curious if it could be explained better
> in the policy. Feedback is welcome. :-)
>
>
>
>
> ¹ — Council-managed meaning, the Fedora Council has final say on
> decisions related to these accounts. In some cases, the Council does not
> participate in day-to-day management.
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Justin W. Flory (he/him)
> https://jwf.io
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>
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