I would pull them off my site quick smart.
Cheers
Jason
PS, or you could just say screwem and relocate your website/domain etc. to a country outside the US (and any place friendly to them), though this may not be a long term solution either.
Nick Rout wrote:
unbelievable
are we allowed to still use "powered by redhat" logos on web pages?
On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 13:24:42 +1200 (NZST) Mahesh De Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This also has implecations for using "red hat" at our install fests!!
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am writing on behalf of Red Hat, Inc. with respect
to its trademark matters.
Red Hat, Inc. is the owner of several trademark
registrations in the United States and in foreign countries for the mark
RED HAT. In addition, Red Hat, Inc. has made extensive use of its
trademarks in interstate and international commerce in connection
with the advertising, promotion, and sale of its Internet and
computer-related goods and services. The RED HAT mark has become very
famous and many consumers recognize this mark as a distinctive symbol
of our goodwill. We would like to direct you to a link which provides
details of our trademark guidelines for your reference:
http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/trademark
It has come to our attention that you are offering for
sale computer software under the name RED HAT trademark on your
commercial website located at www.xsolutions.co.nz. In addition, you have
imbedded our trademarks within your metatags in violation of
trademark and unfair competition laws.
Red Hat, Inc. is concerned that your unauthorized
commercial use of its trademarks is likely to create confusion, mistake
and/or deception among consumers with respect to the source, origin,
sponsorship or approval of the products sold on your commercial website. In
addition, your commercial use of RED HAT dilutes the distinctive
qualities of the RED HAT mark.
While it is completely legal to copy and redistribute
the Linux software under the GNU General Public License, it is not legal
to name the software “RED HAT” or any similar name thereof. The
GNU General Public License deals specifically with the underlying
copyrights of the software; not the trademarks owned by Red Hat, Inc.
You are free to call the software by any name of your choosing provided
that it does not infringe on the trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or any
third party.
Consequently, we request that you immediately cease
and desist from making current or future use of any of Red Hat's
trademarks. Thus, we ask that you change your website to comply with Red
Hat's trademark guidelines by removing all references to the RED HAT
mark (or any similar name and abbreviation) and remove our
trademarks from your metatags.
Please provide us with a response by July 7, 2003. We
look forward to working with you toward an amicable resolution to this
matter. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
Very truly yours,
Jennifer A. Ennis Trademark Administrator Red Hat, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/trademark/index.html
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