Streamlining Inkscape for the masses (Libre Arts)

Posted Jan 17, 2022 19:22 UTC (Mon) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325)
In reply to: Streamlining Inkscape for the masses (Libre Arts) by HelloWorld
Parent article: Streamlining Inkscape for the masses (Libre Arts)

> And honestly, if you're going to sue somebody because they made a version of your icon in a different style that they like better, then maybe this whole open source thing just isn't for you.

You don't have a choice. Trademark law says you enforce your trademark or you (potentially) lose it.

Streamlining Inkscape for the masses (Libre Arts)

Posted Jan 20, 2022 19:27 UTC (Thu) by flussence (guest, #85566) [Link] (1 responses)

No it doesn't, and that would fall under nominative use anyway.

Streamlining Inkscape for the masses (Libre Arts)

Posted Jan 21, 2022 9:18 UTC (Fri) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link]

> No it doesn't

Please elaborate. Trademark abandonment is a well-established area of law.

> and that would fall under nominative use anyway.

Nominative use means you can refer to Firefox as Firefox and (probably) use its logo verbatim to refer to the unmodified software. It does not mean you get to play graphic designer and make your own fake Firefox logo. That's an open and shut case of dilution.