[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Since there's no way of making the logo free without losing control over >the mark,
FYI, we believe you are wrong about this. Quoting Eric Dorland: > split the license on > the logo to have a DSFG-free copyright license and the same, > restrictive trademark license. This is essentially the planned route Debian is taking for its logo (the bug fix here is taking a disturbingly long time, but hopefully it will happen soon). There appears to be no legal obstacle to this route (if you have legal advice to the contrary, please share with debian-legal). It appears that aggressive enforcement of trademarks for their intended purpose, namely clearly identifying the origin and identity of a product, is entirely DFSG-compatible (note the DFSG clause which specifies that name change requirements are OK). Restrictions which go beyond the original function of trademarks are generally not DFSG-free, but are also unnecessary for trademark defense. This is just an FYI matter, as it is really quite off the main topic of the bug. -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A thousand reasons. http://www.thousandreasons.org/ Lies, theft, war, kidnapping, torture, rape, murder... Get me out of this fascist nightmare! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
