Re: State Museum of Pennsylvania - Debian copyright infringement?
"Joe Smith" <unknown_kev_cat@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You are of course correct that trademarks are feild limited. However
> my understanding is that the courts also tend to take into account the
> likelyhood of confusion. [...]
> Similarly if somebody tries to sell just about any product
> using the current apple logo, they would likely
> recive an injunction. [...]
If using the current Apple logo, I agree. However, many things sell
using the general image of a bitten apple. For example, the Bite
discount card for UK transport station food http://www.bitecard.co.uk
I have no reason to suspect that its operator SSP has an Apple licence.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania is using *a* swirl, not debian's
particular swirl. What trademark could we hold that would cover the
use of the State Museum of Pennsylvania?
Puzzled,
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