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I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - DanKing - 2017-04-05

Hi guys First of all I'm new at this and I don't speak English, I'm Panamenian.

I have a question, I have been reading about the selling of devices with Kodi and the customers have lost their money because of sellers that trick them.

I want to sell Raspberry Pi with Kodi like multimedia center but I'm goin to sell Raspberry Pi with Kodi and the free channel list.
I´m going to get paid for the Raspberry Pi, the manual (I going to make it), the Raspberry Pi instalation, control and support.

What can you tell me about this?

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - ActionA - 2017-04-05

I think you should start here...

http://kodi.wiki/view/Official:Trademark_Policy

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - nickr - 2017-04-05

The short answer is no. And that is because you breach kodis trademark by modifying the software by adding the free channel list.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - DanKing - 2017-04-05

I want to do this legal, exist way, exist way for do this legal?
I know that I can buy Raspberry Pi and gift kodi with in.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - bry - 2017-04-05

No.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - nickr - 2017-04-05

Read the trademark policy. It tells you what you can do. If the channel list is legal, you can always ask for permission to sell under the Kodi name.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - Martijn - 2017-04-05

(2017-04-05, 08:58)nickr Wrote: Read the trademark policy. It tells you what you can do. If the channel list is legal, you can always ask for permission to sell under the Kodi name.

And we will say no.

It's either plain stock Kodi or you must do a complete rebrand and call it something else.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - DanKing - 2017-04-05

(2017-04-05, 09:33)Martijn Wrote:
(2017-04-05, 08:58)nickr Wrote: Read the trademark policy. It tells you what you can do. If the channel list is legal, you can always ask for permission to sell under the Kodi name.

And we will say no.

It's either plain stock Kodi or you must do a complete rebrand and call it something else.

What?, tell me more please.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - trogggy - 2017-04-05

(2017-04-05, 09:33)Martijn Wrote:
(2017-04-05, 08:58)nickr Wrote: Read the trademark policy. It tells you what you can do. If the channel list is legal, you can always ask for permission to sell under the Kodi name.

And we will say no.

It's either plain stock Kodi or you must do a complete rebrand and call it something else.
IIRC (even) Nate Thomas has described that as being possibly an 'overreach.'*

In other news I'm copyrighting the word 'balloon'. But don't panic - anyone can still use it under licence, as long as it's never used in conjunction with 'red'.

* Edit: on reflection maybe that was with regards to using 'kodi' in a website title - can't remember. The point being you can stick literally whatever you like in your trademark policy. That doesn't mean it's enforceable.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - nickr - 2017-04-05

We are not discussing copyright.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - trogggy - 2017-04-06

(2017-04-05, 22:21)nickr Wrote: We are not discussing copyright.
You didn't realise that was a joke?
Feel free to use the word 'balloon', Nick - I haven't really copyrighted it.

Yet.

Edit: Do you disagree with the last line ('the point') of #9?

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - DanKing - 2017-04-06

Then what I can to do?

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - loggio - 2017-04-06

(2017-04-06, 04:08)DanKing Wrote: Then what I can to do?

Just sell the raspberry pi's...

Enjoy kodi for what it is and stop trying to profit from a community project. It's people with your mindset that ruin it for everyone in the end.

Or if that answer ain't good enough for you, then offer stock kodi on an SD card for free with the purchase of a RPi... You're in the wrong place if you think anyone is going to help you sell what is free software.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - nickr - 2017-04-06

Rubbish. There is no issue selling open source software.

RE: I can sale Raspberry Pi with Kodi? - loggio - 2017-04-06

Legally, no.. Morally, yes.