| Trademark Notice and Disclaimer: |
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| Guidelines for Use of the SpamAssassin Trademark |
| The goal of these guidelines is to minimize the likelihood that |
| email users and other relevant readers will be confused as to |
| the relationship between the licensees of the SpamAssassin(tm) |
| technology, and the project itself. Deersoft, Inc., has |
| acquired the trademark and will be taking the appropriate steps |
| to protect the valuable goodwill that has developed under the |
| SpamAssassin mark. |
| What do these guidelines cover? |
| These guidelines explain how you can use the trademark |
| SpamAssassin to refer to the SpamAssassin software, either as an |
| adjunct to or as an integrated part of your product. All such |
| use is at your own risk. Without advance written permission |
| from Deersoft, you may not use the SpamAssassin trademark, |
| logos, or artwork for any other purpose. Under no circumstances |
| may you use SpamAssassin in or as part of a product, service, |
| company, domain, or other name, or in any slogan, tag line, |
| promotional campaign title, advertising hook, or meta tag. If |
| you have any concerns about whether your plans might conflict |
| with these guidelines, please contact Deersoft at |
| legal@deersoft.com. |
| What are the rules? |
| Proper use of the SpamAssassin trademark is simple: (1) stylize |
| the mark properly, (2) use it in a grammatically appropriate |
| way, (3) use the (tm) marking and attribute ownership in the fine |
| print, and (4) avoid any misleading usage. The following |
| paragraphs provide additional detail on these four steps. |
| Stylization of the SpamAssassin mark. |
| SpamAssassin should always be written in mixed case with the |
| initial S and the first A in assassin in capital letters, and |
| the other letters in lowercase type. There is no space between |
| Spam and Assassin. |
| Grammatically Appropriate Use of the SpamAssassin mark. |
| A trademark is used correctly when the word "brand" would |
| comfortably fit between the mark and the following word. |
| "SpamAssassin [brand] software" and "SpamAssassin [brand] |
| technology" are correct uses; "SpamAssassin [brand] will |
| intercept" is not. A trademark is an adjective that should be |
| followed by an appropriate generic term. It may be cumbersome |
| to always make technically correct use of the SpamAssassin |
| trademark, but you should do so the first time you refer to the |
| mark and as often as possible thereafter. |
| Because a trademark is an adjective, it should never be used in |
| a possessive form (SpamAssassin's) or made plural |
| (SpamAssassins) or used as a verb. You also should not create |
| new forms of the trademark (SpamAssassinate). Consistency in |
| repetition helps make a mark more memorable, and will promote |
| the success of the SpamAssassin project. |
| Markings and Fine Print. |
| The appropriate marking to use with SpamAssassin is the (tm) symbol |
| (™). At the bottom of the page in which SpamAssassin is |
| referenced, you should add the statement "SpamAssassin is a |
| trademark of Deersoft, Inc." |
| Avoiding Misleading Use. |
| The SpamAssassin mark must never be used to imply that Deersoft |
| or the SpamAssassin project wrote, tested, endorses, or approves |
| any particular third party product. |
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