From 0924d41983a982dddf44bb843225b66171410b77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Kemmann Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2024 14:33:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Noted trademark licensing exemption in the README Signed-off-by: Lars Kemmann --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 004f7ba7..49f58684 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ _**NOTE:** The API project comes with a basic set of test data for local develop ## Licensing Notice CareTogether is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0) which, crucially, **only permits hosting this software (including derivatives) if** you also make the source code of the software and any of your modifications available to your users under this same license. This effectively ensures that CareTogether CMS remains forever open-source and doesn't simply become the base code for a proprietary derivative at some point. We value collaboration and openness, and we believe that the best way to accomplish this is to ensure the software remains open to everyone. +### Licensing Exemption +The CareTogether name and logo are exempt from the AGPL-3.0 license as they remain the property of Coept LLC. Among other things, this means that you are not allowed to brand or advertise your hosted version of this software as being the CareTogether CMS without express written permission from Coept LLC. This is intended both to protect the business interest of Coept LLC in providing the CareTogether hosted service and to protect against impersonation of the CareTogether hosted service by third parties.