Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:30:17 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, mail25@bzerk.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: our little daemon abused as symbol of the evil Message-ID: <201002092030.o19KUH6Q029299@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:47 %2B0100." <201002091957.o19JvlcV028882@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Hi, Sorry, for my last post, editing error jhs@ ------ =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= wrote: > There is no need to register a trademark. Agreed, probably no Need, but there might be some benefit to some commercial interests. > Kirk owns the *copyright* to > the image, which is valid world-wide at no cost. As the copyright > holder, Kirk gets to decide who is and isn't allowed to use the image > and for what purpose. Yes. I assume copyright could preempt a trade mark (& free & avoids renewal hastle ) ... (but if image re-rendered / similar ? ) There's Linux trademarks in Germany (so prob. in others countries), Aktenzeichen/__Wiedergabe____Markenform__Klassen_Aktenzustand_Anmelder Registernummer_der_Marke______________________________________/Inhaber 2050271________Deutsch_______Wort________9,_42___Akte_________Haaga,___ _______________Linux_________Bildmarke___________Vernichtet___Dirk_____ _______________Distribution___________________________________73434____ _______________-_DLD__________________________________________Aalen____ 2088936________LINUX_________Wortmarke___9_______Marke________Torvalds, _________________________________________________eingetragen__Linus,___ ______________________________________________________________Santa____ ______________________________________________________________Clara____ ______________________________________________________________Calif.,US 395190185______SUSE__________Wort/_______9,_42___Marke________SUSE_____ _______________Green_________Bildmarke___________eingetragen__Linux____ _______________Chameleon______________________________________products_ _______________Graphic________________________________________GmbH_____ ______________________________________________________________90409____ ______________________________________________________________Nuernberg Maybe its a statistical thing ? More Linux people & companies, willing to pay for a badging/ marketing angle. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey: BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text not quoted-printable, HTML or Base64 http://www.asciiribbon.org
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