Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 11th Oct 2006 14:46 UTC, submitted by brewin
As previously reported, Debian plans to release its newest version, Etch, in December, and wants Mozilla's Firefox Web browser to be part of the distribution. Mozilla, however, told Debian it couldn't release the software without its accompanying artwork. Now a legal expert says that the existing distinctions between copyright and trademark laws should have prevented this from becoming an issue in the first place. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols also discusses the issue.
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2005-06-30
The point is that the non-free license for the Firefox artwork really is a big deal for Debian
I guess this is where I disagree with Debian. The logo is trademarked, just like the Firefox name.
They seem to have no issue with using names that are trademarked, but they refuse to use a trademarked logo? (Linux is a trademark of Linus T.)
Even the name Debian is trademarked.
The logo is as much a part of the brand as the name and it I think they are entirely within their right to trademark it.
I'll bet my lunch that Firefox is not the only open source application being passed around that holds a trademark on their logo too.