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Add TRADEMARK.md (canonical brand policy), a brand-asset NOTICE under web/public, and a License & Trademarks section in the README. Documentation only; no application code changes. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Silo Trademark & Brand Policy
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Silo's source code is free and open source under the **GNU Affero General Public
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License v3.0 or later** (`AGPL-3.0-or-later`). You are welcome to use, study,
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modify, and redistribute it under those terms.
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**That freedom applies to the code — not to the Silo name and brand.** The Silo
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trademarks identify the official project and its official builds. This policy
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explains how they may and may not be used. It exists for a simple reason:
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anyone should be free to fork the software, while users can still trust that
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something called "Silo" actually comes from us.
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## Marks covered
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The following are trademarks of **Silo Media L.L.C.** ("Silo Media"), whether or
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not registered:
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- the names **Silo** and **Silo Server**
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- the **Silo logo** and **wordmark**
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- Silo **product and component names**, including **SiloRemote**, **SiloMac**,
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and other "Silo…" names
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- confusingly similar variations of the above
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The AGPL license over the source code **does not grant any license to these
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marks.** This reservation is expressly permitted by AGPL-3.0 §7(e).
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## Uses that are always fine — no permission needed
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- **Referring to Silo truthfully** — "compatible with Silo," "a plugin for
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Silo," "built on Silo," "a fork of Silo." Use the word to refer to *our*
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project, not to brand *yours*.
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- **Redistributing official, unmodified builds** under the Silo name, with all
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notices kept intact.
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- **Running, modifying, and self-hosting** Silo for yourself or your
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organization.
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- **Editorial and educational** use — articles, tutorials, talks, reviews.
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## Uses that require our written permission
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- Distributing a **modified version under the Silo name** (see *Forks* below).
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- **Publishing an app to any app store** — Apple App Store, Google Play,
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F-Droid, or similar — under the Silo name, logo, or a confusingly similar
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identity.
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- Using the marks in a **company, product, domain, or app name**, or in any way
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that implies Silo Media operates or endorses your offering.
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- **Merchandise** or other commercial use of the logo or wordmark.
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## Forks must rebrand
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You may fork Silo — that is your right under the AGPL. But a **distributed** fork
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must not use the Silo name or logo as its identity. Pick your own name and logo,
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remove the Silo brand assets (below), and you may state factually that your
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project "is based on Silo" or "is a fork of Silo." This is the same model used by
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Mozilla, Rust, and many other open-source projects: **open code, protected
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identity.**
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## Brand assets are not under the AGPL
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The Silo logo, wordmark, and icon files are **© 2026 Silo Media L.L.C., all
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rights reserved**, and are **not** licensed under the AGPL or any other
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open-source license. Any redistribution or fork must **remove or replace** them.
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See the `NOTICE` file in the brand-asset directories.
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## Official sources
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The only official Silo software comes from:
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- the **Silo-Server** organization on GitHub — <https://github.com/Silo-Server>
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- the official website — <https://siloserver.org>
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- official app-store listings published by **Silo Media L.L.C.**
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Any app-store listing, download, or "Silo" app that does not originate from the
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above is **not** official and is **not** authorized to use the Silo marks.
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## Requesting permission / reporting misuse
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Email **trademark@siloserver.org** with the details. We're generally glad to
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grant reasonable requests — the goal of this policy is only to prevent user
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confusion and unauthorized "official-looking" releases.
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---
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*Silo and the Silo logo are trademarks of Silo Media L.L.C. The **™** symbol is
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used with the Silo wordmark until federal registration issues, after which **®**
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applies.*
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