Re: [Audacity-devel] Use of commercial name

[Vaughan J. <va...@au...>]

On 11/29/2013 6:06 AM, Federico Miyara wrote:
>
> Vaughan,
>
>> Big companies sue on a regular basis for 'look and feel'
>> similarity/overlap. If they were really upset, they'd probably just
>> tell us to remove them, and we'd comply.
>
> This would imply that even if the similarity were attained by completely
> different means and even if the color maps were labeled by fancy or even
> inexpressive names such as "color map 1", "color map 2", ..., they still
> would have the right to complain?

IANAL, but given free speech, certainly they have the right to complain. 
It's really a matter of how badly they want to pursue it, how much we 
want to give them a reason to complain, as we certainly don't want to go 
to court over such things. Probably if you're not naming their products 
they wouldn't find out, or if they do, find much reason to complain.


>
> In such case: Would it be acceptable to provide sets of numbers which
> once input in a custom or personal setting provide "successful" color
> maps? I'm not very knowledgeable about copyright law.

I wouldn't go that far! As I wrote, we can go ahead an use colors that 
are near theirs, but not exactly, and I expect they won't come after us. 
If they do, we'd probably just comply rather than fight them, because 
they have lots more money for lawyers than we do. :-)

- V

>
> Thank you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Federico
>
>
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