Re: [council] #62: Fedora Security: possible trademark violation

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On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Josh Berkus <jberkus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Council,
>
> Whether or not Fedora Security is a trademark violation is a question
> for an attorney.

The Council is tasked with resolving trademark issues, and we consult
Red Hat legal when necessary.

> If it is (and it certainly looks like it to me given the logo), my
> assessment is that the Fedora Security company is a 3-4 person
> independant consulting shop, and possibly no longer in business.  As
> such, a single C&D letter is all that should be required.

We tend to avoid C&D letters from the start, because they're extremely
formal and confrontational.  We've had success starting with simple
conversation.

josh
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