Because trademark law is a different and parallel universe to copyright law.
I don't know, but I don't think we particularly want to restrict use in
the strict sense. Trademark law is designed to do exactly what people
here have mentioned and not let someone use our logo to confuse the
public by, say, slapping it on a google maps app. So it's there if we
want to use that power.
Steve
On 5/16/2011 12:40 PM, Josh Doe wrote:
Can someone explain to me how OSMF can restrict usage of the logo if
it's CC-BY-SA? Or rather, if the original logo had a more restrictive
license (and copyright was owned by OSMF), and this logo is clearly a
derivative work, then this new logo can't be CC-BY-SA, can it?
-Josh
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 2:28 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
<[email protected]> wrote:
2011/5/16 Grant Slater<[email protected]>:
On 16 May 2011 14:54, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer<[email protected]> wrote:
Is there an informal policy? If I am displaying an OSM based map, am I
generally entitled/allowed to use the logo ("OSM inside") in my
application / on my website?
Sounds ok to me, you are promoting OpenStreetMap. What would not be
cool is claiming (or misleading) that your app/website/etc _IS_
OpenStreetMap or endorsed by OpenStreetMap.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and I do no represent OSMF.
Yes, also to me it "feels" OK, but I think the best would be to get an
official statement from OSMF when and how the logo can be used,
because I think that it is good to encourage the use of the logo, but
commercial users would not risk to use the logo if there is no formal
permit to do so.
cheers,
Martin
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