Placing a Ubuntu logo on my website?

[mikeypizano]

Is it legal to place the Ubuntu logo on my website?

[RAV TUX]

Is it legal to place the Ubuntu logo on my website?

Apparently there is some kind of trademark policy put out by Ubuntu but I believe it to be bogus.

If these guys (http://www.whitebuntu.org/) can circumvent the Ubuntu name and use a swastika type Ubuntu logo, then it is free reign.

I am sure someone will post the Ubuntu trademark policy link soon.

[rfruth]

If ya can't even for personnel use i'm in trouble
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[Spif]

Apparently there is some kind of trademark policy put out by Ubuntu but I believe it to be bogus.

If these guys (http://www.whitebuntu.org/) can circumvent the Ubuntu name and use a swastika type Ubuntu logo, then it is free reign.

I am sure someone will post the Ubuntu trademark policy link soon.

No way...

I'm speechless...

[RAV TUX]

No way...

I'm speechless...Yes but don't post response about here.

The appropriate thread is here(swept under the rug in the backyard):

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=564033

[jasay]

To the OP, it depends on how you are using the logo. Here is a link to the official Ubuntu trademark policy (http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy). I'm not a lawyer, but as long as you aren't using the logo commercially or misrepresenting what Ubuntu is, you are probably ok. If you are just trying to spread the word about Ubuntu I think your use would fall under Community Advocacy.

[mikeypizano]

Thanks, the idea was to put a few icons of my commonly used programs like OOo and Ubuntu.

[juxtaposed]

If these guys can circumvent the Ubuntu name and use a swastika type Ubuntu logo, then it is free reign.

Wow, that's odd :P

[Henaro]

Apparently there is some kind of trademark policy put out by Ubuntu but I believe it to be bogus.

If these guys (http://www.whitebuntu.org/) can circumvent the Ubuntu name and use a swastika type Ubuntu logo, then it is free reign.

I am sure someone will post the Ubuntu trademark policy link soon.

That's hilarious! Where did you find that? :lolflag:

Anyways, even if it is against their policy, I'm sure conical has better things to do than sue someone (like work on the next release of ubuntu).

[az]

That's hilarious! Where did you find that? :lolflag:

Anyways, even if it is against their policy, I'm sure conical has better things to do than sue someone (like work on the next release of ubuntu).

Years before Ubuntu linux, one of the things the Shuttleworth foundation did was help a young south african student who was taken to court for having parodied a trademark (of a beer company, I believe). The shuttleworth foundation paid for his legal defense which was taken all the way to the south african supreme court. The eventual outcome was a ruling that comedy was more important than trademark.

Mark Shuttleworth mentioned this proudly in an early presentation about Ubuntu a few years ago. I would think he still feels that humour is not a reason to sue somebody.

That being said, they (Canonical) do protect the Ubuntu trademark. Any time I notice another company trying to use the logo without permission, it doesn't take long before they stop doing so for some reason...

[Henaro]

Years before Ubuntu linux, one of the things the Shuttleworth foundation did was help a young south african student who was taken to court for having parodied a trademark (of a beer company, I believe). The shuttleworth foundation paid for his legal defense which was taken all the way to the south african supreme court. The eventual outcome was a ruling that comedy was more important than trademark.

Mark Shuttleworth mentioned this proudly in an early presentation about Ubuntu a few years ago. I would think he still feels that humour is not a reason to sue somebody.

That being said, they (Canonical) do protect the Ubuntu trademark. Any time I notice another company trying to use the logo without permission, it doesn't take long before they stop doing so for some reason...

But that's in South Africa. And that last statement makes me think of Canonical as the mob lol.

[az]

But that's in South Africa. And that last statement makes me think of Canonical as the mob lol.

Trademark is not evil. Trademark is a way for users (or customers) to be sure that what they think they are getting is indeed what they are getting.

Canonical can enforce their trademark without taking away your freedom. You are free to use and distribute the software according to the respective free licenses, you just can't make anything you want be known as Ubuntu without it actually being Ubuntu.