Re: [libreplanet-discuss] GPL for physical object

[David Hedlund]

       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html says



       Licenses for Designs for Physical Objects

(#Designs <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#Designs>)

Circuits are meant for practical use, so circuit designs should carry a 
free license. We recommend releasing them under the GNU General Public 
License, version 3 or later. Version 3 was designed for such use.

3D-printer plans for objects meant for practical use should also be 
free. We recommend the GNU GPL or one of the Creative Commons licenses 
that are free: CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, or CC0.

3D-printer plans for decorative objects are artistic works; any of the 
Creative Commons licenses is ok for them.


On 2017-10-04 20:03, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote:
> Important note: I'm not a lawyer.
>
> Trademarks aren't a problem, the problem comes from the trademark
> *policy*. As an example, we have Mozilla's which limits or forbids
> selling copies of the original software (the trademark policy given as
> example might also have other problems that I'm unaware of).
>
> Although I don't know what you mean by "releasing the trademark under
> the GPL".
>
> Perhaps there are lawyers that might be able to help. I don't know if
> these have lawyers, but it's worth mentioning:
>
> - Software Freedom Conservancy: <https://sfconservancy.org/>.
> - Software Freedom Law Center: <https://www.softwarefreedom.org/>.
>
> Also, the last one has an interesting guide that talks about trademarks:
> <https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2017/ancillary-rights.html>.
>
> Julian Daich <julian.daich@freecomputerlabs.org> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am working on a medical device and plan to release it under the GPL,
> > most probably the AGPL. I know that is possible to have the design the
> > design under the GPL, but for the physical object the situation is
> > more complex. I think about make a trademark that will cover the
> > decorative features and releasing the trademark under the GPL. Should
> > be possible? Have somebody try that?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Julian
> >
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