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If the Ubuntu logo is like the Java "Duke" logo, then it's covered with
an open source license (Duke usage is covered by BSD licence). This
means that as with everything covered by an open source license (see
for reference point 3 at : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd">http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd</a>) it must
allow derived works... And this can be claimed to be a derived works.<br>
<br>
Now it all depends on how the Ubuntu logo is distributed, but I
wouldn't be surprised that it came with either a BSD license (which
would allow derived commercial works like T-Shirts) or GPL (which makes
it more complex to create such derived commercial works). In which
case, what we see here may be a despicable, but certainly legitimate
use of the nice Ubuntu logo.<br>
<br>
We just need to be careful, possibly with a "don't fall to false logos"
campain... but a lawsuit won't help.<br>
<br>
Gilles.<br>
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Matthew Voss wrote:
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cite="mid:559aa0790706272014t586c0783x5026344a61343914@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Why would we want to do that? Is the logo of any value?<br>
Goo<br>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/27/07, <b
class="gmail_sendername">Chanchao</b> <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:custom@freenet.de">custom@freenet.de</a>> wrote:
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style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On
Wed, 2007-06-27 at 13:05 +0200, Davide Corio wrote:<br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://msanet.org/">
http://msanet.org/</a><br>
><br>
> take a look at the logo :)<br>
<br>
I think this is actually the second time they did this? Wasnt' there an<br>
MSN-related logo that was the same idea?<br>
<br>
This one is even more blatant.
<br>
<br>
I know Ubuntu is 'above this' but I think it's about time someone nailed<br>
them on this in court.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Chanchao<br>
<br>
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