imgprojts@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhy is X.org not suing bird site X.com?message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down119
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minus-squarethanksforallthefish@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agoCopyright is different to trademark. Any business name clash would be a trademark dispute
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoTrademark only matters if there is possible confusion.
minus-squarestifle867@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoThe letter x on it’s own is not a trademark AFAIK. The distinct style of letter X is what would be the trademark. Because X.com and X.org are two completely different orgs with different brand identities there wouldn’t be a problem.
minus-squareyum13241@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThe basic stylization looks pretty similar.
minus-squarestifle867@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoIn so far as they are both the letter X. Otherwise they share little similarities.
minus-squareyum13241@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoThey both have a bigger line and a smaller line.
minus-squarestifle867@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoAnd one has a distinctive and large orange loop that clearly differentiates it.
Copyright is different to trademark. Any business name clash would be a trademark dispute
Trademark only matters if there is possible confusion.
The letter x on it’s own is not a trademark AFAIK. The distinct style of letter X is what would be the trademark. Because X.com and X.org are two completely different orgs with different brand identities there wouldn’t be a problem.
The basic stylization looks pretty similar.
In so far as they are both the letter X. Otherwise they share little similarities.
They both have a bigger line and a smaller line.
And one has a distinctive and large orange loop that clearly differentiates it.