Joann, In addition to money, if you think a petition signed by members of the community from around the world will help with your appeal then maybe there is a way we can all e-sign one for you.
I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this :( Nicole 2011/11/21 Joann Ransom <jran...@library.org.nz> > Hi everyone, > > Thank you so much for your speedy and supportive replies ... I'm feeling a > little less despairing now :) > > I have set up a PayPal account for gathering funds towards mounting a > legal challenge. It is a separate account from the HLT > operating accounts and I am very happy to give a community representative > access to the records etc. > > So here it is: > https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FQ6JH3L48LV5Y > > And thanks :) > > Cheers Jo. > > > On 22 November 2011 12:09, Christopher Nighswonger < > chris.nighswon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> By all means setup a donations page... quick! :-) >> >> Kind Regards, >> Chris >> >> >> 2011/11/21 Liz Rea <l...@nekls.org> >> >>> It is so sad to see the gift you gave us all fall into unfriendly hands. >>> >>> Do please let us know when the kitty is opened up for donations. >>> >>> Liz Rea >>> l...@nekls.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 21, 2011, at 3:31 PM, Joann Ransom wrote: >>> >>> > As I am sure most of you are aware, Horowhenua Library Trust is the >>> birth place of Koha and the longest serving member of the Koha community. >>> Back in 1999 when we were working on Koha, the idea that 12 years later we >>> would be having to write an email like this never crossed our minds. It is >>> with tremendous sadness that we must write this plea for help to you, the >>> other members of the Koha community. >>> > >>> > The situation we find ourselves in, is that after over a year of >>> battling against it, PTFS/Liblime have managed to have their application >>> for a Trademark on Koha in New Zealand accepted. We now have 3 months to >>> object, but to do so involves lawyers and money. We are a small semi rural >>> Library in New Zealand and have no cash spare in our operational budget to >>> afford this, but we do feel it is something we must fight. >>> > >>> > For the library that invented Koha to now have to have a legal battle >>> to prevent a US company trademarking the word in NZ seems bizarre, but it >>> is at this point that we find ourselves. >>> > >>> > So, we ask you, the users and developers of Koha, from the birth place >>> of Koha, please if you can help in anyway, let us know. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > >>> > Jo. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Joann Ransom RLIANZA >>> > Head of Libraries, >>> > Horowhenua Library Trust. >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Koha-devel mailing list >>> > Koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org >>> > http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel >>> > website : http://www.koha-community.org/ >>> > git : http://git.koha-community.org/ >>> > bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Koha-devel mailing list >>> Koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org >>> http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel >>> website : http://www.koha-community.org/ >>> git : http://git.koha-community.org/ >>> bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ >>> >> >> > > > -- > Joann Ransom RLIANZA > Head of Libraries, > Horowhenua Library Trust. > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > Koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org > http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > website : http://www.koha-community.org/ > git : http://git.koha-community.org/ > bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ >
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