Hello, I'm going to keep my response here brief, see my other reply on this thread for a better response.
On 12/26/2017 05:54 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > This is plain nonsense: >> Clarification: The user is using a Ubuntu flavour Icon and Name >> (Lubuntu and the icon of Lubuntu) all of them registered by Canonical >> Ltd, UK, and allowed to be used only in the website http://lubuntu.me > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^ >> as indicated in the countersigned licence attached. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > From the http://lubuntu.me/ footer: > > "Lubuntu and Ubuntu are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. Content > is licensed by Creative Commons License > https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/."; > > Let alone that the Lubuntu logo itself includes the LXDE icon, so it > would be fishy, if it wouldn't be allowed to use the Lubuntu logo. > > From https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/: > > "(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) > This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the > license. Disclaimer. You are free to: > > Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format > > The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the > license terms. > > Under the following terms: > > Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to > the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in > any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the > licensor endorses you or your use. > > NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial > purposes. > > NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the > material, you may not distribute the modified material. > > No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or > technological measures that legally restrict others from doing > anything the license permits. > > Notices: > > You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the > material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an > applicable exception or limitation. No warranties are given. The > license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your > intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, > or moral rights may limit how you use the material." > Although I think the emphasis is less on the logo and more on the Lubuntu name and the trademark associated with it. From Canonical's Intellectual Property policy: > You will require Canonical’s permission to use: (i) any mark ending with > the letters UBUNTU or BUNTU which is sufficiently similar to the Trademarks> > or any other confusingly similar mark, and (ii) any Trademark in a domain > name or URL or for merchandising purposes. Rafael has this permission and Mario doesn't. I think that's all he's alluding to here. :) That's all. Happy holidays! -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@lubuntu.me tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
