Moglen fires back at the Software Freedom Conservancy

Here's thelatest from Eben Moglen on the Software Freedom Law Center's trademarkattack against the Software Freedom Conservancy. "We propose ageneral peace, releasing all claims that the parties have against oneanother, in return for an iron-clad agreement for mutual non-disparagement,binding all the organizations and individuals involved, with strongsafeguards against breach. SFLC will offer, as part of such an overallagreement, a perpetual, royalty-free trademark license for the SoftwareFreedom Conservancy to keep and use its present name, subject to agreedmeasures to prevent confusion, and continued observance of thenon-disparagement agreement."

In the spirit of non-disparagement,it also says: "In view of this evidence and the sworn pleadingsubmitted by the Conservancy, we have now moved to amend our petition, tostate as a second ground for the cancellation that the trademark wasobtained by fraud."