Re: None FLOSS license for a logo?

On Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:36:08 +0200 Mihai Moldovan wrote:

[...]
> Honestly, your best bet is to just use the GPL v2+ license for the
> logo as you already do for the source code.

This is also my own recommendation: release the logo under the same
license terms as the rest of the software project (GPL-2+ in this case).

> 
> 
> > It seems to me, without a trademark, we can not control for someone
> > reusing the logo in a different context. We have to accept that this can
> > happen.
> 
> Yes, copyright is not the right tool for what you want to do. Trademarks,
> on the other hand, would be, but it does not seem like you are able
> to handle that,
[...]

I think trademark laws are the right tool to prevent others from using
the logo in a way that may generate confusion (between the original
software project and a derived, or a distinct and completely unrelated
software project).

As far as I know, some protection is granted to unregistered trademarks
in some jurisdictions. Hence, even without registering anything, some
protection could be obtained against "passing off" something else as
the original software project...


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