Ubuntu has nearly the same logo as the Microsoft Alumni Network

Jeff Waugh jdub at perkypants.org
Thu Oct 5 03:39:20 BST 2006


<quote who="Joel Bryan Juliano">

> If the Ubuntu logo is a copyright logo, I think they have the right to
> press charges

If they copied it, sure. What you're looking for is trademark law, and yes,
the Ubuntu logo is trademarked. But it's hard to say whether a) it's going
to be seen as a violation of the trademark and b) whether it would be worth
picking on Microsoft for it at all.

- Jeff

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