From f73afa6bd922f6e2119f13240ed5619f958a90b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micropolis <105158263+micropoliscorp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:08:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Discussed minor changes to MicropolisPublicNameLicense --- MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md | 21 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md b/MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md index 1153dcf8..7d437f71 100644 --- a/MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md +++ b/MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -"MICROPOLIS" PUBLIC NAME LICENSE +# "MICROPOLIS" PUBLIC NAME LICENSE Version 1, October 1st, 2024. Copyright (C) 2024 Micropolis GmbH. @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ subsequent (downstream) licensee of the trademarked term "Micropolis" and binds you to the same terms as the original upstream authors/publishers of the project. These terms are: -1. Give proper attribution. Copying, forking and or using the source code +1\. Give proper attribution. Copying, forking and or using the source code of the city simulation game under the name "Micropolis" requires you to include a trademark attribution on the main source code "welcome" page or on an obverse title page and in "credits" or wherever you acknowledge @@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ texts, scientific works etc. A preferred attribution would be: "Micropolis is a registered trademark of Micropolis Corporation (Micropolis GmbH) and is licensed here as a -courtesy of the owner." -Where possible, activate this attribution with a link to micropolis.com. +courtesy of the owner under the Micropolis Public Name License." +Where possible, activate this attribution with a link to +https://www.micropolis.com and optionally to the license text. Appropriately propagating the source code of the game requires the licensee to keep intact all notices stating that this agreement is in effect and give all recipients a copy of this license along with the code. -2. Acknowledge that the name "MICROPOLIS" is a commercial registered +2\. Acknowledge that the name "MICROPOLIS" is a commercial registered trademark. While the use of the bare source code is governed by GPL, the name of the open source project is a trademark owned by a single company within the community and the owner grants a revocable license @@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ This is in order to enable co-existence under this name, separating the commercial realm from a free and open source city building game community and its activities. -3. Do not use the name "MICROPOLIS" in a way that creates confusion +3\. Do not use the name "MICROPOLIS" in a way that creates confusion among consumers. Use of the name must remain closely related to the source code of the game. Its use must not disparage the licensor in its projects, e.g. through untruthful advertising, false or misleading @@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ licensee agrees that use of the mark "MICROPOLIS" is done in a way that helps to mitigate confusion among consumers between the city simulator game and the licensor's products. -4. Usage in publishing. Do not use the term "MICROPOLIS" on the cover +4\. Usage in publishing. Do not use the term "MICROPOLIS" on the cover of a book or magazine without written permission from the licensor. You may not use the term "MICROPOLIS" in your own domain names, subdomains or as prominent account name on Internet platforms. This requirement @@ -75,13 +76,13 @@ prefixes or addenda (e.g., "MicropolisX", "Ymicropolis" or "Micropolis Z"). You acknowledge that the use of the project's trademarked term "MICROPOLIS" in such a way is generally not "nominative fair use." -5. Trademark dilution bailout. In order to assess a possible future +5\. Trademark dilution bailout. In order to assess a possible future trademark dilution, the licensee agrees to cease use of the trademark in case the open source game project contributes, according to the opinion in public proceedings or in court, to a loss in distinctiveness of the licensor's mark. -6. Dispute resolution and jurisdiction. Court of jurisdiction is the +6\. Dispute resolution and jurisdiction. Court of jurisdiction is the Netherlands. Dispute resolution is favored to be handled through the European Union's dispute resolution board. @@ -91,6 +92,6 @@ users of the "MICROPOLIS" trademark to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions herein. For more details, to request approvals or for explicit permissions, -please contact the licensor. +please contact the licensor, [Micropolis](https://www.micropolis.com/). Amsterdam on October 1st, 2024. From 0ccc0503d6562a94e61ec59e2557316c2982587a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micropolis <105158263+micropoliscorp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:09:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update README.md --- README.md | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d0034b9c..676aa196 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ Older development plan for the TCL/Tk version of Micropolis and the C++/Python v ## [Assets](../wiki/Assets.md) ## List of art and text assets, and work that needs to be done for Micropolis. -## [Micropolis Public Name License](../wiki/MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md) ## -The name/term "MICROPOLIS" is a registered trademark owned by and -exclusively licensed to Micropolis GmbH (Micropolis Corporation, the -"licensor"). It is here (upstream) licensed to the authors/publishers of -the "Micropolis" city simulation game and its source code (the project or -"licensee(s)"). +## [Micropolis Public Name License](MicropolisPublicNameLicense.md) ## +The name/term "MICROPOLIS" is a registered trademark of [Micropolis](https://www.micropolis.com) GmbH (Micropolis Corporation, the "licensor") and is licensed here to the authors/publishers of the "Micropolis" city simulation game and its source code (the project or "licensee(s)") as a courtesy of the owner. ## Documentation ##