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."
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