#64: Fedora Design: possible trademark violation
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Reporter: potty | Owner:
Status: new | Priority: normal
Component: Legal | Resolution:
Keywords: legal, trademark |
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Comment (by jflory7):
I'm just an observer, but when I was going through the website, I couldn't
find any tie or connection to the Fedora Project or use of any of our
trademarks (other than "Fedora Design"). I visited all of the pages and
tried to see if there was anywhere this might be the case, but I couldn't
see anything other than the coincidental pairing of words.
As I said, I'm just an observer, but I think to act on this case may not
be the best decision for Fedora… it's a website that isn't discernibly
trying to piggyback off our brand name for their own benefit or use our
trademark to steal traffic or notoriety. Trademark and our brand name is
something that I believe is quintessential for us to protect, but I don't
think it's being violated in this situation.
The way I think about it is if I were the owner of
fedoradesign.com and I
received an email asking to change my site name or a cease-and-desist
letter, I would have a very sour opinion of the Fedora Project and think
that the decision was in poor taste.
This is just my own 2¢.
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