Hi Bjørn, Quoting Bjørn Mork (2020-11-09 10:33:55) > Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> writes: > > > I would consider it highly unlikely that (Disney would claim and a court > > would agree with them, that) Pixar customers could confuse some Pixar > > products with a Debian release. > > I believe Disney lawyers are world famous for their ability to > construct a legal problem from thin air. Or maybe they don't even > need air if it is licensed? Evil tongues have claimed that Carl Barks > modelled Sylvester J. Sharky after one or more Disney lawyer: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Duck_universe_characters#Lawyer_Sharky > > In any case, the problem will be solved when Disney buys Debian. > That's how The Simpsons finally got away with all their Disney jokes. > > Or you might want to reference Don Rosas drawing of "the hardest, > toughest, most impervious substances known to mankind" at the bottom > of https://duck.neamar.fr/DUCK/the_universal_solvent True, but do courts equally commonly confirm Disney claims? Debian is shapen by common law, not fear of potential lawsuits. Otherwise many things in Debian would look different from how they do today. e.g. we avoid discussing patents because common law says awareness of them can be used against us, not because we are afraid of patents - see https://www.debian.org/legal/patent before discussing specific patents. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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