Chris, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Ah OK - So Canonical doesn't allow derivative works to be made of > their logo anymore. That's a shame really, as I think it helps foster > links between the community and Canonical. > > I don't work for Canonical - neither do most of the other members of > LoCo groups, but I support the work that Canonical does. In my honest > opinion this should at least be reflected in the merging of canonical > imagery with community. Forcing a style is a little unpleasant. Organisations have to be very protective about their trademarks. If they are allowed to be used freely as is or modified, then they can lose their trademark status through general usage. The Kleenex company in the US had this problem many years ago. I think there was a big court case about it. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
