[tor-commits] r25933: {website} state a position on using the tor mark in research paper tit (website/trunk/docs/en)

[Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
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--- 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/";>research 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/";>anonymity 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

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