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import BasicPage from "../components/BasicPage"
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import Head from "next/head"
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import Hero from "../components/Hero"
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import { withDefaultStaticProps } from "../utils/defaultStaticProps"
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import Layout from "../components/Layout"
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/** This page does not require translations */
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const Trademark = () => (
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<Layout>
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<div dir="ltr" className="[unicode-bidi:plaintext]">
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<Hero homepage>
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<h1 className="h2 mb-8 pt-16 text-center">Trademark Policy</h1>
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<p className="sh1 text-center">Last updated December 21, 2022</p>
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</Hero>
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<BasicPage>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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The Mastodon name and logos are trademarks of Mastodon gGmbH. As such,
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their use is restricted and protected by intellectual property law.
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While the software we create is available under a free and open source
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software license, the copyright license does not include an implied
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right or license to use our trademarks.
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</p>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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The role of trademarks is to prevent the exploitation of the good name
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and reputation of Mastodon by other people and organizations, and to
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provide assurance about the quality of the products and services
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associated with it.
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</p>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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To use our trademarks beyond what is considered &quot;fair&quot; or
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&quot;nominative&quot; use, you must follow these guidelines. By
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making use of our trademarks, you agree to abide by the following
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terms and conditions. You further agree that any dispute arising in
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connection with your use of our trademarks or under these terms and
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conditions shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
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federal courts of New York in the United States of America and that
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the state and federal courts of New York shall have personal
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jurisdiction over you for the purposes of adjudicating any dispute
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concerning the use of our trademarks or these terms and conditions.
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</p>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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You agree to defend and indemnify Mastodon gGmbH from and against any
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and all claims and losses brought by a third party in connection with
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your use of the Mastodon trademarks.
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</p>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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To request the use of the Mastodon name and logos in a way not covered
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in these guidelines, or to report violations, please contact us at 
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<a
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href="mailto:[email protected]"
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className="text-blurple-500 hover:underline"
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>
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[email protected]
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</a>
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. In the event that we do not approve such use of the Mastodon name
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and logos within ten (10) business days, your request shall be deemed
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denied.
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</p>
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<h2 className="h5 mt-12 mb-6">General guidelines</h2>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">In general:</p>
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<ul className="b1 list-disc space-y-4 pl-5">
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<li>
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Only use the Mastodon marks to accurately identify those goods or
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services that are built using the Mastodon software.
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</li>
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<li>
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Do not use the Mastodon marks in any way that could mistakenly imply
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that Mastodon GmbH has reviewed, approved, or guaranteed your goods
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or services.
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</li>
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<li>
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Do not use or register, in whole or in part, the Mastodon marks as
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part of your own or any other trademark, service mark, domain name,
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company name, trade name, product name, or service name.
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</li>
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<li>
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Do not use the Mastodon marks in a manner that disparages or defames
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the marks, Mastodon gGmbH, or Mastodon’s products.
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</li>
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<li>
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Do not use the Mastodon marks in connection with any illegal
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activity.
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</li>
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<li>
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You may use the Mastodon word mark in referential phrases such as
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&quot;for&quot;, &quot;for use with&quot;, or &quot;compatible
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with&quot;.
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</li>
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<li>
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You may use the Mastodon marks when embedding or otherwise
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displaying user generated content published using the Mastodon
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software.
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</li>
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<li>Do not change or modify the Mastodon marks.</li>
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<li>
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Any all use of the Mastodon marks, and any goodwill accrued as a
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result of that use, belongs entirely to, and shall inure for the
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benefit of, Mastodon gGmbH.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 className="h5 mt-12 mb-6">Server guidelines</h2>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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If you run your own Mastodon server using the Mastodon software,
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including modified Mastodon software on the condition that the
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modifications are limited to switching on or off features already
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included in the software, minor tweaks in visual appearance,
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translations into other languages, and bug fixes:
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</p>
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<ul className="b1 list-disc space-y-4 pl-5">
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<li>
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You may not use the Mastodon word mark, or any similar mark, in your
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domain name, unless you have written permission from Mastodon gGmbH.
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</li>
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<li>
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As long as you abide by the terms and conditions of this agreement,
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you may use the Mastodon marks included in the Mastodon server
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software for the purposes of running the server.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 className="h5 mt-12 mb-6">Open source project guidelines</h2>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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If you choose to build on or modify Mastodon&apos;s open-source code,
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beyond modifications limited to switching on or off features already
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included in the software, minor tweaks in visual appearance,
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translations into other languages, and bug fixes:
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</p>
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<ul className="b1 list-disc space-y-4 pl-5">
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<li>
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You must choose your own branding, logos, and trademarks that denote
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your unique identity so as to clearly signal to users that there is
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no affiliation with or endorsement by Mastodon gGmbH.
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</li>
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<li>
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You may use word marks, but not our logos, in truthful statements
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that describe the relationship between your software and ours, for
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example &quot;this software is derived from the source code of the
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Mastodon software&quot;.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 className="h5 mt-12 mb-6">Social media guidelines</h2>
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<p className="b1 mb-4">
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The name and handle of your social media account and any and all pages
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cannot begin with a Mastodon word mark, or a similar mark (e.g.
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&quot;mastodoon&quot;, &quot;mast0don&quot;, &quot;mstdn&quot;). In
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addition, Mastodon logos cannot be used in a way that might suggest
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affiliation with or endorsement by Mastodon.
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</p>
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</BasicPage>
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<Head>
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<title>Trademark Policy - Mastodon</title>
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<meta property="og:title" content="Trademark Policy of Mastodon" />
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</Head>
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</div>
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</Layout>
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)
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export const getStaticProps = withDefaultStaticProps()
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export default Trademark
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