..., I would be using the Debian swirl for the logo and the word "debi" in the name. I won't... be asking "why not just use your own name/logo?". Well, this really isn't a true "distribution". It... they're too similiar. Someone has already pointed out the URLs for the logo and trademark sites. To me you have two problems with using debi and the swirl logo. The first is yes you may run foul of ...
... we need to make on our end. Michael already pointed you to the Debian Open Use Logo License. You cannot use the logo this way. Additionally, "Debian" is a trademark. You can see the Trademark Licensing Policy on http://www.debian.org/trademark. The application of the law is subjective, and I'm not a lawyer, but for example ...
... stripped of its Vegan Society logo, according to a recent joint ... not to carry the Vegan trademark. The decision to do so ... using the Vegan Society’s logo/trademark. It is also therefore...Vegan Society for withdrawing the logo from Ecover. However, given the...under the Vegan Society’s trademark listings. sim 27th August 2007...no longer carry the Vegan Trademark”. As someone who has conducted...
...to be clear, the two debian logos are currently under the restrictive ...described on http://www.debian.org/logos/ [...] That's no longer the case...utter nonsense and how did our trademark licensing progress? Here's what I...project's delays in unscrewing its trademarks. Yeesh. That's pretty much the... making during the debian and trademarks Debconf session yesterday afternoon! Speakers ...
...> http://people.debian.org/~mjr/legal/trademarks.html ] Just to be clear, the two debian logos are currently under the restrictive ] copyright... was not much progress on ] our trademark during 2006-2007, with a Debian ... [...] doesn't cover patents or trademarks" ] but maybe we can get moving ... we complain about someone else using trademarks to ] obstruct free software. Yes, clearly ...
... ask about permission to use Debian Logo. My guess is that considering the confusion of Trademark and Copyright Laws, the reporter was ... the interpretation of our logo being a registered trademark or protected material. ... read from other DDs that our logo is easy to create using common...GTSDigital people contacted us reporting the logo removal from their product. Kind regards...
...ie, the swirl) as an exclusive trademark, and to limit any enforcement activities...and promote Debian. The "official use" logo (ie, the swirl and bottle) ...to be enforced as an unregistered trademark, with that logo (or similar logos...[1] http://www.debian.org/logos/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFF3ldtOxe8dCpOPqoRAmASAJ9y4FBZsqWxrWVCzwlRAo1a7X9Q0gCfUd9z TvzgUNBVDqCONMSEnuEXVU4= ...
... not exactly true. *Some* uses of it may require authorization, depending on trademark laws. Note that, for example, if you modify the logo enough that it isn't a trademark infringment, or use it for a different class of goods and services than the one the logo is registered for, you don't need permission. The "no discrimination" problem ...
...camp, Bastian Venthur said: Anthony Towns schrieb: Having a restrictive trademark license prevents people from using confusingly similar logos, while a DFSG-free copyright license allows people to make... aren't. This is the part that everyone confuses when discussing trademarks using the paradigm we're familiar with from copyright discussions. -- ...
...> copyright covers all copies and derivatives, while trademarks cover anything that's confusingly similar. So if you independently create a logo that looks confusingly similar, you need a trademark license but not a copyright license; while ... Having a restrictive trademark license prevents people from using confusingly similar logos, while a DFSG-free copyright license allows ...
