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by cyberphobe 1328 days ago
AGPLv3 does not somehow permit trademark violations. Signal has taken issue with third parties building binaries and calling them Signal, and I can’t really blame them. This is the same reason Signal isn’t in F-Droid
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DMCA takedowns are for copyright only, not trademark. Requesting or demanding removal for trademark reasons is legitimate, but using the DMCA takedown process when there is not a copyright violation is fraudulent.
Because the AGPLv3 allows for trademark restrictions, violating the trademark revokes the copyright license.
AGPLv3 allows for adding trademark terms, which signal has not done.
And the DMCA is about copyright. Where's trademark mentioned?
Violating trademark triggers AGPLv3 license to be invalid, thus the copyright claim.
No, AGPLv3 allows for adding an additional term regarding trademark. Signal-desktop is using the default APGLv3 without such a term.