Bluesky recently acquired the rights to the trademark for “ATPROTOCOL” and its variants—including “AT Protocol” and “atproto”—from another company that was threatening to take legal action preventing the company and others from using the term. Now that Bluesky owns it, the atproto community’s continued use of the mark can be protected. Given the nature of what we’re trying to accomplish with the protocol, it can feel a bit weird when lawyers get involved. We’re trying to shield atproto developers from having all their hard work undone by someone abusing the legal system. That really is it. You can read a bit more about it on the new trademarks page or read the full policy (as far as legal documents go, this one’s pretty tidy; Bluesky’s lawyers are the best). I’ve worked with Bluesky’s legal team to put together the FAQ below. If you have questions not answered here, feel free to reach out to [email protected] . Is Bluesky going to start charging for a license to use atproto?…