As someone who also has worked in this field for the best part of a decade, and given the advice Alex has already provided appears extreme, I would suggest also seeking counsel from another specialist if TDF wishes to pursue this path, perhaps from SFLC.
S. On 9 Jul 2011, at 22:26, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > Hi all, > > just to keep your eye on one of the phrases Alex wrote, I remove most of this > mail: > > Alexander Thurgood schrieb: >> [...] >> I make part of my living out of representing IP rights holders in legal >> actions against those who do not respect those rights, but also >> defending those who happen to be on receiving end when the boot is on >> the other foot. > > So I would take this position as an expert's view. > > Perhaps it would be possible for Alex to attend the SC call when this topic > is discussed. > >> [...] >> >> It is a no-brainer : either ask in MS writing, consult an attorney for >> each territory of interest (expensive no doubt, and possibly >> unsatisfactory, with fairly heterogeneous answers), or just plain don't >> use MS's stuff. > > Best regards > > Bernhard > > PS: If Microsoft considers the icons to close or minimize a window as > belonging to their product icons (they are icons of their product Windows > XP/Vista/7), it's hard to avoid them. > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected] > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
