[OSM-talk] Unlicensed use of the logo in iPhone app?

[Steve Coast]

Because trademark law is a different and parallel universe to copyright law.

I don't know, but I don't think we particularly want to restrict use in 
the strict sense. Trademark law is designed to do exactly what people 
here have mentioned and not let someone use our logo to confuse the 
public by, say, slapping it on a google maps app. So it's there if we 
want to use that power.

Steve


On 5/16/2011 12:40 PM, Josh Doe wrote:
> Can someone explain to me how OSMF can restrict usage of the logo if
> it's CC-BY-SA? Or rather, if the original logo had a more restrictive
> license (and copyright was owned by OSMF), and this logo is clearly a
> derivative work, then this new logo can't be CC-BY-SA, can it?
>
> -Josh
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 2:28 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
> <dieterdreist at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> 2011/5/16 Grant Slater<openstreetmap at firefishy.com>:
>>> On 16 May 2011 14:54, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer<dieterdreist at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> Is there an informal policy? If I am displaying an OSM based map, am I
>>>> generally entitled/allowed to use the logo ("OSM inside") in my
>>>> application / on my website?
>>>>
>>> Sounds ok to me, you are promoting OpenStreetMap. What would not be
>>> cool is claiming (or misleading) that your app/website/etc _IS_
>>> OpenStreetMap or endorsed by OpenStreetMap.
>>>
>>> Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and I do no represent OSMF.
>>
>> Yes, also to me it "feels" OK, but I think the best would be to get an
>> official statement from OSMF when and how the logo can be used,
>> because I think that it is good to encourage the use of the logo, but
>> commercial users would not risk to use the logo if there is no formal
>> permit to do so.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Martin
>>
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