[Koha] Plea for help from Horowhenua Library Trust re: Koha

[Cary Gordon]

I don't think that is silly at all.

You should definitely contact the EFF, if you haven't already, and
also the Free Software Foundation <http://www.fsf.org/>. You might
also want to talk to the Software Freedom Law Center
<http://www.softwarefreedom.org/>. While they might not be able to
help you directly, they might be able to give you some advice and/or a
referral.

Thanks,

Cary

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Jason Sherman <jsherman at usao.edu> wrote:
> This may be a silly question, but have you considered contacting the
> Electronic Frontier Foundation to ask for assistance?
>
> https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance
>
> 2011/11/21 Joann Ransom <jransom at library.org.nz>:
>> As I am sure most of you are aware, Horowhenua Library Trust is the birth
>> place of Koha and the longest serving member of the Koha community. Back in
>> 1999 when we were working on Koha, the idea that 12 years later we would be
>> having to write an email like this never crossed our minds. It is with
>> tremendous sadness that we must write this plea for help to you, the other
>> members of the Koha community.
>>
>> The situation we find ourselves in, is that after over a year of battling
>> against it, PTFS/Liblime have managed to have their application for a
>> Trademark on Koha in New Zealand accepted. We now have 3 months to object,
>> but to do so involves lawyers and money. We are a small semi rural Library
>> in New Zealand and have no cash spare in our operational budget to afford
>> this, but we do feel it is something we must fight.
>>
>> For the library that invented Koha to now have to have a legal battle to
>> prevent a US company trademarking the word in NZ seems bizarre, but it is at
>> this point that we find ourselves.
>>
>> So, we ask you, the users and developers of Koha, from the birth place of
>> Koha, please if you can help in anyway, let us know.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jo.
>>
>> --
>> Joann Ransom RLIANZA
>> Head of Libraries,
>> Horowhenua Library Trust.
>>
>>
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> Jason Sherman
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