Re: Inappropriate use of Debian logo.
Alessandro Rubini <rubini@arcana.linux.it> writes:
> > [...] "The comapny Logo was created by photoshop and Logo software,
> > we desgined it from the stretch. if you have somethins to say, give
> > us a call."
>
> Unfortunately, they may be right and in good faith.
Right. But that may not matter, since (unlike copyright) the derivation
of an image is not AFAIK relevant for trademark violation; what matters
is whether the image is confusingly similar to an existing trademark.
> This message confirms the swirl is just one of the defaults:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/06/msg00340.html
>
> [which, may I say, was quite a naive choice for such an important
> distro]
Yes, it would have been better to present an image that wasn't so
trivially duplicated by independent users of that image program. But
it's a burden to be borne now.
--
\ “The double standard that exempts religious activities from |
`\ almost all standards of accountability should be dismantled |
_o__) once and for all.” —Daniel Dennett, 2010-01-12 |
Ben Finney
Reply to: