Re: Legal status of tkchooser (microsoft logo used)
On 01/09/07 09:43, Joe Smith wrote:
> I did express concerns that the image may still have copyright
> problems if it was taken directly from Windows, rather than being
> recreated.
OK, I understand your concern now. In my experience & understanding,
copyright law trumps either case.
> Even if one is to argue that by considering the image a
> trademark Microsoft implictly grants a copyright licence to use
> that image in cases where the trademark law considers the use of
> the trademark as fair use, the image would still have the problem
> of failing the DFSG.
Well, there are always going to be minor cases like this where we have
to rely on commonsense to prevail.
Jeff
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