Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes: > It appears that Canonical have gone to war with anyone who mentions > the word "Ubuntu" in a way they don't like: > > http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/11/canonical-abused-trademark-law-to-target-a-site-critical-of-ubuntu-privacy/
Many people have probably already seen this, but I don't think it was posted here and may be of interest to anyone who didn't see it. Here is the EFF's official response to Ubuntu at the conclusion of this incident: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/trademark-law-does-not-require-companies-tirelessly-censor-internet Included in this is a reality check on what is actually required for trademark enforcement to prevent a successful claim of abandonment. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877gc6ab0a....@windlord.stanford.edu
