So, he said mischeviously... [LWN.net]

So, he said mischeviously...

Posted Sep 17, 2009 20:27 UTC (Thu) by Baylink (guest, #755)
Parent article: By popular demand: LWN T-shirts

Since your design includes the trademark "Linux", did you have to get a license from someone, since you're using the design in commerce?

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So, he said mischeviously...

Posted Sep 17, 2009 23:57 UTC (Thu) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link] (2 responses)

Trademark law at least in the US doesn't work that way: the trademark holder doesn't own all uses of the word (despite what the Drupal people appear to believe). If Linus tried to stop Jon from using the tag line "Linux info from the source", he'd lose.

So, he said mischeviously...

Posted Sep 18, 2009 13:37 UTC (Fri) by cate (subscriber, #1359) [Link]

But Linux is also a trademark for textile stuffs, so probably if the shirts
are not made using linux (I expect it as a linen made texil) it is a
trademark infringement ;-)

So, he said mischeviously...

Posted Sep 18, 2009 13:41 UTC (Fri) by Baylink (guest, #755) [Link]

Yes, Joe, but since I made that argument about 50 different ways on the Drupal thread, and everyone told me I was worng, I figured I'd let someone else say it.