On Sat, 22 Aug 2015, Tothwolf wrote:
Indeed. Apple even screwed up on this with their iconic rainbow apple logo. I
discovered this while researching the history of the logo while doing image
work on Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons many years ago. It is still a
trademark, but the image is public domain because it was published before
1978 with no notice.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_Computer_Logo_rainbow.svg
Despite its lack of COPYRIGHTability, it is a REGISTERED TRADEMARK,
which is more important to protect for THAT.
(Either protection would make a competitor putting it on their
products an infringement)
