[boost] Re: Collecting Users/Usage of Boost (was A more confrontingBoost (long))

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-29 12:05:27

Loïc Joly <loic.actarus.joly_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams a écrit :
>
>> I don't think we need to do that kind of diligence.  If we have heard
>> from someone who we have reasonable confidence works for the company,
>> that should be enough.  If a company asks us to, we can always remove
>> mention from the site.  I do think it would be wrong to use a logo
>> without special permission from someone in authority, but companies
>> don't have any special right to control information about their use of
>> Boost.
>
> Well, I'm not sure, but I think that many companies have some very
> strict policies about how their names are used, 

In commercial advertising, yes.  In general, no.  I can write
practically anything I want to about Microsoft, and use their name as
much as I want, without fear of running afoul of their legal rights.

> and even more their logos.

Yes, the logo is a copyrighted image, and can only be reproduced with
the company's permission.

> I use boost at work in my company. But I guess that if I told you to
> use this company name, without checking with the company lawers and
> the communication department, I would get into trouble.

But that's your problem, not Boost's.  It's between you and your
company.

> What might happen is that many small companies would agree easily, but 
> very few big companies, where administrative stuff is more 
> "brazil-like". 

One reason not to ask for permission ;-)

> I'm not sure wether seing many name I've never heard of and no known
> name would be good or bad advertising. So I suggest that before
> getting such a page online, it would be good to wait until there are
> enough names, with some well knows ones.

You'll never even get started if you wait for that, IMO.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com