On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 8:58 AM Sheogorath <[email protected]> wrote: > > first of, this might not be the right mailing list, so feel free to > redirect me or answer directly instead of to the list. > This isn't the right list, but here's a quick answer.
> GNU and the > free software foundation, as well as OSI have guides for Source code, > documentation and alike, but I couldn't find any resources on things > like Logos and Names. > I think the concern here is less about licensing and more about trademarks. You can look at the Fedora Trademark Guidelines as an example: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:Trademark_guidelines > I know Fedora and the Fedora logo is owned by RedHat, and I'm quite > sure for other project exist similar constructs, but I'm not really > aware how this is set up. Any recommendations or guidance is very > welcome and I would love to hear back from you. > Ownership of the marks is another matter entirely. Honestly, you're probably best served working with an attorney who specializes in this (as in they are *your* attorney). Or you may consider applying to a fiscal sponsor like Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org/projects/services/ I hope this helps! BC -- Ben Cotton He / Him / His Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream Red Hat TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]
