Quoting Marc Henry Galang ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Redhat, SuSe and Mandrake packages says that their logos are Copyrighted, > All rights reserved.
Er, that's not it. They might assert copyright over particular files that express the form of their logos -- but that would be a bit silly, since all you'd have to do is draw your own instantiation of that logo design, in which case _you_ would hold the copyright over that. The primary means of control they attempt to use for logos, and the more applicable instrument of law, is trademark (not copyright). > It could mean that you should ask them for permission if you're gonna > use their logo, or you might want to put a disclaimer underneath > saying "foobar logos are registered trademarks of foobar". Er, did you mean to say trademark the first time (when you said copyright)? But no, the reason you might want to ask their permission isn't because you "should", but rather simply because you've decided you wish to comply with whatever their policy is to make them happy and not threaten or harrass you. -- Cheers, Paranoia is the delusion that your enemies are organised. Rick Moen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
