On 06/30/2016 01:40 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > 30 июня 2016 г. 20:37 пользователь "Steve Kinney" написал: >> >> Hey Finona! >> >> What they said, plus: The same applies to any software released under >> the GPL or similar license, > > Free software can be trademarked. Audacity is one such example.
Thanks you, I stand corrected. Whether this trademark would create a liability for a movie or TV production company that shows Audacity in use on screen is another question. I would say "definitely not" because a movie or TV program could not reasonably be mistaken for a computer program for editing sound files, nor could its appearance in use on screen be mistaken for a claim that the production company is the sole bona fide manufacturer the said computer program. IP attorneys and insurance providers might say otherwise, on the basis that it may be cost effective for movie or TV producers to pay extortionists up front rather than risk having to defend their rights in Court. USPTO ( http://tess2.uspto.gov/ ) says an attempt to trademark "GIMP" was made years ago by a person selling legitimate products and services related to the GIMP, based on then-present use of the mark in commerce, but the application was abandoned. _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
