https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421183 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flags|needinfo?(tcallawa@redhat.c | |om) | --- Comment #12 from Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Capitalization doesn't change anything here. The problem is that this is a game where blocks fall and you clear lines, and you cannot use the trademark "Tetris", because that is trademarked for this exact use. It is also very difficult to use the "based on..." language in a non-infringing way. For example, in the EU, use of well-known trademarks (such as TRÉSOR, MIRACLE, ANAÏS‑ANAÏS and NOA) in comparison lists used by marketers of imitations of fine fragrancies amounted to an unlawful comparative advertising advantage (because it allowed the third party to take unfair advantage of the reputation of the registered marks) and thus was illicit. Since this is a "clone" of their game, the comparison is apt. Now, the act of cloning their game design is not at issue, only the use of the trademark to describe it. To be explicit, for this to go in, it needs to not use the "Tetris" trademark in a way that is visible to the end user. Perhaps "nfallingblocks - a simple cli falling blocks game". Things you have to rename: * Desktop files (if any) and their contents * All strings containing the "Tetris" mark that a user might encounter * Package name * Summary/Description strings must not contain the "Tetris" mark. Things you _should_ rename: * The binary should not contain the "Tetris" mark. (This is not necessary, but if you rename everything else, it will confuse people expecting to find "nfallingblocks".) Things you do not have to rename: * Source file names * Internal function names not visible to end users * You can include a Provides: ntetris to help anyone update who caught this early. ***** Finally, think about how we'd feel if someone made an Operating System called "nFedora". :) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are always notified about changes to this product and component _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list -- package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to package-review-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx