I would like to second this motion. Richard... GingerH wrote: > > Since I believe it is of paramount importance to protect > our name from being privatized by any individual, whether > they are within USGW or without it, and since Linda Lewis > has stated in private mail to the members of this board that > she would not withdraw the application she filed with the > US Patent and Trademark Office, attempting to privatize the > term USGenWeb, I am introducing the following motion: > > The term USGenWeb is this project's identifying mark. It > has been used by this project for about four and one half > years. Furthermore the Bylaws reserve the term USGenWeb > for the exclusive use of the The USGenWeb Project. Any > website affiliated with The USGenWeb Project is using the > name under a license and is the lessee of the name as long > as they comply with the standards and guidelines of The > USGenWeb Project. No individual member or subproject > has the right to privatize, or claim ownership of, the name > of The USGenWeb Project, or the exclusive term USGenWeb, > without the express permission of the volunteers of this > project. > Therefore be it resolved that the Advisory Board of > The USGenWeb Project immediately formulate a letter > of protest, to be sent to the US Patent and Trademark > Office, in regard to Linda Lewis filing to acquire the > trademark/servicemark to the term USGenweb, as part of > her filing, and thereby attempting to privatize the term > USGenWeb. The letter should cite prior use and also state > the fact that Ms. Lewis is using the name by permission only > and was given no ownership rights to the name. The letter > should also include, as signatories, the name and email > address of every member of The USGenWeb Advisory > Board. > > Ginger > gingerh@shawneelink.com -- Richard M. Howland IlGenWeb State Coordinator Mailto:illinois@usroots.com ICQ # 898319 NE/NCR CC Representative USGWP Advisory Board ILGEN-L List Co-ordinator ILPIATT-L List Co-ordinator IL-CHAT-L List Co-ordinator TXYOUNG-L List Co-ordinator HOWLAND-L List Co-ordinator WOODWORKING-L list Co-ordinator VARNER-L List Co-ordinator FISHING-L list Co-ordinator HEDGEHOGS-L List Co-ordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilpiatt/piatt.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richpump/YoungCountyCemPage.htm http://www.pets.rootsweb.com/~hedgehogs/index.html http://www.crafts.rootsweb.com/~woodworking/index.html http://www.wf.net/~richpump/HowlandOnLine.html http://www.wf.net/~richpump/camppage.htm