Ainda acho o mesmo que achava antes, que se faz muita tempestade pra uma coisa fácil de resolver. Ou muda para off o item de configuração ou muda-se de distribuição.
João Santana Em 08/11/2013 17:50, "gustavo" <[email protected]> escreveu: > Caros, leiam a discussão abaixo. Afinal o que é que precisaria ser > "arrumado" no Ubuntu? É que desde a versão 12.10, a Canonical sincroniza as > pesquisas do usuário no Dash com os resultados da Amazon.Ads. Para ter > controle sobre as suas pesquisas no seu próprio sistema, siga as instruções > abaixo: > > https://fixubuntu.com > > Gustavo > > > https://micahflee.com/2013/11/canonical-shouldnt-abuse-trademark-law-to-silence-critics-of-its-privacy-decisions/ > > > > https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks > > > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/11/canonical-abused-trademark-law-to-target-a-site-critical-of-ubuntu-privacy/ > > Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, has been fending off criticism from privacy > advocates because the desktop search tool in recent versions of the > operating system also searches the Internet. That means if you're searching > your desktop for a file or application, you might also see results from > Amazon< > http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/09/ubuntu-bakes-amazon-search-results-into-os-to-raise-cash/ > >or > other websites. > > One person who dislikes Canonical's search tool is Micah > Lee<https://twitter.com/micahflee>, > a technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who maintains the > HTTPS Everywhere project and is CTO of the Freedom of the Press > Foundation<https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/about/staff>. > Lee set up a website called "Fix Ubuntu <https://fixubuntu.com/>," which > provides instructions for disabling the Internet search tool. > > "If you're an Ubuntu user and you're using the default settings, each time > you start typing in Dash (to open an application or search for a file on > your computer), your search terms get sent to a variety of third parties, > some of which advertise to you," the website says. > > According to Lee, Canonical sent him an e-mail this morning asking him to > stop using the Ubuntu logo and also to stop using the word "Ubuntu" in his > domain name. Lee reprinted the entire e-mail in a blog > post< > https://micahflee.com/2013/11/canonical-shouldnt-abuse-trademark-law-to-silence-critics-of-its-privacy-decisions/ > >titled, > "Canonical shouldn’t abuse trademark law to silence critics of its > privacy decisions." The message reads: > > > Subject: Your Use of Ubuntu > From: ************@canonical.com > > Dear Micah, > > Canonical Limited (“Canonical”) owns and manages the intellectual property > rights in Ubuntu and other associated intellectual property. In addition, > Canonical is the owner of numerous trademarks and copyright throughout the > world relating to Ubuntu, including Ubuntu logo and the word mark of > Ubuntu. > > It has been brought to our attention that your website: > https://fixubuntu.com/ is using Canonical’s trademarks including Ubuntu > logo on your website and Ubuntu word in your domain name. The Ubuntu logo > [1] and a screenshot of your website [2] are set out below. > > We are really pleased to know your interest in writing about Ubuntu. But > whilst we can appreciate the passion Ubuntu inspires, we also have to be > diligent to ensure that Ubuntu’s trademarks are used correctly. > > To keep the balance between the integrity of our trademarks and the ability > to use and promote Ubuntu, we’ve tried to define a reasonable Intellectual > Property Policy. You can read the full policy at > http://www.canonical.com/intellectual-property-policy. As you can see from > our policy, to use the Ubuntu trademarks and Ubuntu word in a domain name > would require approval from Canonical. > > Unfortunately, in this instance we cannot give you permission to use Ubuntu > trademarks on your website and in your domain name as they may lead to > confusion or the misunderstanding that your website is associated with > Canonical or Ubuntu. > > So, whilst we are very happy for you to write about Ubuntu, we request you > to remove Ubuntu word from you domain name and Ubuntu logo from your > website. We would highly appreciate if you could confirm you have done so > by replying this email to us. > > > > > To prove its point, the e-mail showed a screenshot of Lee's site with the > Ubuntu logo: > > The policy Canonical pointed to does say that permission from the company > is required to use "any Trademark in a domain name or URL or for > merchandising purposes." Lee argued that his use of the Ubuntu logo and the > name in his domain is "nominative > use<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_use>" > and thus not a trademark violation. "Although I’m perfectly within my > rights to continue using both, I’ve decided to remove the Ubuntu logo from > the website, but add a disclaimer—because it seems like a nice thing to > do," he wrote. (The EFF, for what it's worth, has published this > list<https://www.eff.org/wp/tips-shutting-down-g>of tips to help > makers of parody sites avoid getting shut down.) > > That new disclaimer reads as follows: > > Disclaimer: In case you are either 1) a complete idiot; or 2) a lawyer; or > 3) both, please be aware that this site is not affiliated with or approved > by Canonical Limited. This site criticizes Canonical for certain > privacy-invading features of Ubuntu and teaches users how to fix them. So, > obviously, the site is not approved by Canonical. And our use of the > trademarked term Ubuntu is plainly descriptive—it helps the public find > this site and understand its message. > > His website still has the same domain name that includes the word "Ubuntu." > Canonical doesn't seem to have a problem with other websites using the word > Ubuntu in their domain names, such as "OMG! > Ubuntu!<http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/>," > a news site that writes enthusiastically about the operating system. > > Canonical's registered trademark doesn't specifically mention domain names, > but it claims broad rights over the word Ubuntu for use in > "Telecommunication, communication, and broadcasting services provided > online, via the Internet, or via other communications networks," and > "transmission of information, data, text, images, graphics, sound and/or > audio-visual material online, via the Internet or via other communications > networks." > > We've contacted Canonical about the e-mail sent to Lee, but haven't heard > back yet. > > While Ubuntu's code is open source and free to everyone, Canonical > obviously hasn't given up its right to enforce its trademarks. Lee argued > that the company's stance against his website "isn't very much in the > spirit of open source," though. The code for Fixubuntu.com is also open > source—Lee invited Canonical to "submit a patch" if it decides to help out > "in a more productive way." > > The EFF has already sent a response to Canonical, in a letter from EFF > Staff Attorney Daniel Nazer. "While we appreciate the polite tone of your > letter, we must inform you that your request is not supported by trademark > law and interferes with protected speech," the letter says. "The website > criticizes Canonical Limited for certain features of Ubuntu that Mr. Lee > believes undermine user privacy and teaches users how to fix these > problems. It is well-settled that the First Amendment fully protects the > use of trademarked terms and logos in non-commercial websites that > criticize and comment upon corporations and products. Mr. Lee's site is a > clear example of such protected speech. Neither Mr. Lee, nor any other > member of the public, must seek your permission before engaging in such > constitutionally protected expression." > > *UPDATE*: Canonical responded to Ars, providing the following statement: > "To protect the Ubuntu brand, we need to ensure that wherever you see the > Ubuntu logo, it’s an authentic part of the Ubuntu community. We have a > public policy (http://www.canonical.com/intellectual-property-policy), > which > is open and accessible, and protects the brand. It states where you can > freely use the Ubuntu brand and where a licence is needed. Trademark law > requires us to protect our trademarks, so where needed we will always start > a dialogue to ensure the trademarks are used properly to avoid confusion." > -- > Mais sobre o Ubuntu em português: http://www.ubuntu-br.org/comece > > Lista de discussão Ubuntu Brasil > Histórico, descadastramento e outras opções: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-br > -- Mais sobre o Ubuntu em português: http://www.ubuntu-br.org/comece Lista de discussão Ubuntu Brasil Histórico, descadastramento e outras opções: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-br
