[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5939: Plugin Directory: Trademark use of Meta

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#5939: Plugin Directory: Trademark use of Meta
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch         |
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Comment (by Ipstenu):

 @sippis I'm not a lawyer. Don't pretend to be one. My concern with waiting
 is that we may end up with a bunch of new plugins we have to close, since
 we have an established precedent of protecting trademarks ''and'' known-
 used-names. By that I mean we have some terms/names we block use of even
 without a trademark, as a sort of good-faith hand to smaller development
 groups. That may bite us in the butt.

 On the flip side, we '''do''' have the ability to 'fix' a permalink and
 give it 'meta-' as a term during the review, so this is more an 'err on
 the side of caution' move to protect ourselves.

 @tobifjellner Good call. :(

 @jorbin I actually had a good giggle when I was making the ticket because
 of that.

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