2005/10/12, houghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 11:23:59PM -0300, Marcel Mourguiart wrote: > > I think a law that's just says "copyright does not apply to trademarks" > is > > enough. > > Well, obviously. Also most companies will not evem think starting a > lawcase over this, because it is so obvious. > > > > By the way according to US laws a trademark need to be mark with the (R) > > logo or (TM) ( the (TM) is used if you are not finished registering it > ). > > All the SUSE logos in the RPM package doesn't have the (R) or (TM) > sight, so > > they are in fact art work legally speaking. > > IANAL > > I saw no such claim on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark > What I see is that the TM is used to claim certain rights and a (r) to show > it has been Registerd. So it is much clearer for others and therefore much > easier enforcable. It does not mean that an absence of the symbols take > away the trade mark or the registration.
I see my mistake there. For the rest of the discussion, i get to a part when i have to say "I need a lawyer" or at least become one :) i still not completely agree with you in some parts, but i think my point is clear and i have nothing else to add. Any way in my particular case, I'm working with the SUSE official distributor, so i don't see a legal issue. -- Marcel Mourguiart
