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[Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Trademark and Copyright would still apply since we are using the
logos (albeit modified) it still violates both their Trademark
policies and copyright law which all three brands are asserting and
they make it pretty clear that they do not make any exception whether
it be an app or website.

The reason trademarks exist is to protect other companies or
individuals from using a brand in a manner
inconsistent with the wishes of the right holder and also to prevent
use of anything in a similar likeness.

The logos shipped in the webapps right now and on launchpad are a
black and white version but even if we change the logos it is still at
pretty clear violation of their policy and opens up the possibility of
them taking legal action.

We should strive to not infringe on others trademarks and copyright
just as we expect others not to misuse the Ubuntu trademark.

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Ricardo Salveti de Araujo
<ricardo.salveti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 03/18/2013 06:40 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>>
>> We currently are using Trademark brands of Twitter, YouTube and
>> Facebook (and others on Ubuntu.com mobile area) all outside of the
>> scope of each individual services Trademark policy... This is
>> something that needs to be addressed especially since some of the
>> words are also protected under copyright law and we are purporting to
>> be releasing the core apps under the GPL which would raise a major
>> conflict with the license.
>>
>> See below:
>>
>> Don't use Twitter in the name of your website, application or product.
>> - Twitter Trademark Policy
>>
>> https://twitter.com/logo
>>
>> "You may never use the YouTube logo in conjunction with the overall
>> name or description of your application, product, or service." -
>> YouTube Trademark Policy
>>
>> https://developers.google.com/youtube/branding
>>
>> "Avoid using Brand Assets in a way that suggests any type of
>> association or partnership with Facebook, or approval, sponsorship, or
>> endorsement by Facebook." - Facebook Brand Guidelines
>>
>> "Do not use trademarks, logos, or other content that is confusingly
>> similar to the Brand Assets." - Facebook Brand Guidelines
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/brandpermissions/logos.php
>
>
> One interesting thought is that the webapps we have at the Touch image are
> basically a bookmark/web link to the website. But I believe that the
> copyright would apply anyway.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Ricardo Salveti de Araujo
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