[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
You're not required to defend others' trademarks. You are under no legal
obligation to accompany trademark names with Ⓡ or ™ (for registered and
unregistered trademarks, respectively). Because the symbols reduce the
readability of the text, I'd recommend avoiding their use.
In addition, while some companies encourage the use of both the proper
and generic term in reference to their products ("Google search engine"
instead of "Google") and discourage turning product names into verbs,
these restrictions are not legally binding.
As long as you use "Google" to refer to the company or search engine
named "Google" and not, say, Yahoo or Bing, you shouldn't encounter any
problems.
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[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
Thanks Jeremy, it's much appreciated! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
Marking as fixed since I uploaded Dano's changes from today. Thanks! ** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Quantal) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
If you want to be consistent, you need to say Xubuntu™ too. This is not critical for release and since people are still arguing about the change, my vote is whatever is uploaded by Friday AM, UK time is it. After that, figure out what you want and save it for an SRU. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/legal/trademark/sublicense-more As far as Pidgin goes, I believe in many parts of the world, just using an identifying name is enough to get a trademark, although of course it wouldn't be a registered trademark unless it is actually formally registered. I have several books that mention Windows or Linux, I have read countless news, magazine, and web articles, and I stand by my assertion that these symbols are only rarely used, first mention or otherwise. A simple disclaimer is fine; anything else will cause significant inconsistency with pretty much zero benefit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
>I believe it's totally ok to talk about Windows or Apple or iPods without saying Windows® or iPod™ Do we have an obligation to refer to someone else's property in the manner they want it to be referred? You may believe that it is okay to refer to the intellectual property without the symbols, but the property owners would disagree, as stated in their trademark policies. >Apple and Microsoft refer to themselves all the time without using funny symbols next to their names. I also don't recall any instance of a property owner displaying the trademark symbol when referring to its own property, but the stated policies are guidelines for how the owner wants third parties to refer to its property, in order to protect its brand. For example, when you see references to Facebook and Twitter in text, the trademarks will generally start with capital letters, per their respective trademark guidelines, in even though the stylized trademarks (i.e. on their website) feature all lowercase letters. >Those symbols makes things harder to read which is why they aren't used much >outside of logos or advertisements. > >The change also introduces complexity and inconsistency. Generally the trademark policies state that the first promient reference to the property must display the trademark symbol and subsequent references don't have to display it. >Why don't we care about the trademarks of Pidgin or Xubuntu? I did search for information regard a trademark for Pidgin and I only found a reference to a trademark in a mailing list and nothing else to confirm it. I was unaware of Xubuntu's trademark and honestly did not look into it. I'll have time to do whatever the consensus is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
Dano, lp:xubuntu-docs is the right place. Do you think you'll have time tonight to revert the changes I mentioned in my last comment? Otherwise I can do it as they want to start candidate images tomorrow. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
I already made the commits to lp:xubuntu-docs. I frequently get confused about the differences between lp:xubuntu-docs and lp:ubuntu /xubuntu-docs, which one is upstream and which one is downstream. I wondered if I should've made a merge proposal to lp:ubuntu/xubuntu-docs or if committing to lp:xubuntu-docs was sufficient. Let me know if a merge to lp:ubuntu/xubuntu-docs is necessary. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
I'm ok with revision 14 of lp:xubuntu-docs but I think revision 13 is a bad idea. I believe it's totally ok to talk about Windows or Apple or iPods without saying Windows® or iPod™. Apple and Microsoft refer to themselves all the time without using funny symbols next to their names. Those symbols makes things harder to read which is why they aren't used much outside of logos or advertisements. The change also introduces complexity and inconsistency. Why don't we care about the trademarks of Pidgin or Xubuntu? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
Getting this clean would be good. If something is ready for upload, please go ahead. We'll be building the images starting tomorrow, so after today, its likely too late for the release. Possible 0-day SRU though. ** Also affects: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: Low Assignee: Book 'em Dano (heymrdjd) Status: Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
fix committed to rev 13 & 14 ** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
** Branch linked: lp:xubuntu-docs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Book 'em Dano (heymrdjd) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
Final Freeze is tomorrow, release is October 18. There is the legal notice page, desktop-guide/libs/legal-notice.xml in the sources. ** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
Is there a license page in the xubuntu-docs package where the attributions can be added? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
I could take this on. When is the release of Quantal? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1063453] Re: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark
This is probably correct. Would somebody be willing to take this item and fix it by Q release? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063453 Title: references to 3rd-party intellectual property need to be displayed with trademark To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-docs/+bug/1063453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
