Re: Copyright infringemnet. was: Re: stickers in box?

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On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, David Krider wrote:

>> IANAL, nor do I play one on the net. However...
>> 
>> The "Powered by Red Hat" logo has the copyright intact, and I believe
>> there's something in the docs we include that specifically allows the
>> use of that logo on any webserver which is running on Red Hat Linux. So
>> the use of that logo would be allowed in that context.
>> 
>> Removing the copyright symbol in an attempt to get it professionally
>> mass produced is another matter. Besides, I've seen kits on case modding
>> websites to make your own case badges with professional looking results
>> from just about any 1" x 1" logo. That could easily work wonders with
>> one of the box-set stickers, and nobody needs to "feed the lawyers".
>> 
>
>Well, now, this is important. Chris, are you telling me - in your 
>admittedly unprofessional opinion - that leaving the (C) on the image 
>would have made the whole affair legit? I only took off the symbol - not 
>to slip it under the company's radar who produced it - but to make it 
>look neater. That was the *only* reason.
>
>I only had 10 made because that was the minimum order. Does that qualify 
>as "mass produced?"
>
>To take another tack with this thread, everyone I've shown these things 
>to has drooled over them. I think you guys could make some money selling 
>them like you do shirts and such...

Just so everyone is on the same page, and not dealing with 
guesswork, and opinions:

http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/trademark/guidelines.html


-- 
Mike A. Harris		ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris
OS Systems Engineer
XFree86 maintainer
Red Hat Inc.



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