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DataPortability receives Cease and Desist from RedHat Inc
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Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:06:03 +1100
From: "Richard Pendergast" <richard.penderg...@gmail.com>
To: dataportability-public@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [DataPortability-Public] DataPortability receives Cease and Desist from RedHat Inc
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I wasn't aware of the Fedora logo, but looking at the two side by
side, I'd say there is definitely a potential conflict, and while I do
not agree with their statement that the DP log is "identical to the
Fedora Infinity design logo", it is close enought that there is an
issue to be resolved.
As to tweaks, I am at work, but will see if I can put something
together in MSPaint if you are just looking for suggestions :)
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Chris Saad <chris.s...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
> DataPortability has sent us a Cease and Desist letter regarding the
> DataPortability logo and its alleged similarity to the Fedora logo.
> Here is a snippet from their email:
>
> ---QUOTE
>
> Red Hat, Inc. ("Red Hat") recently became aware that on your website,
> located at http://www.dataportability.org, you are using art work that
> is identical to the Fedora Infinity design logo owned by Red Hat.
> Specifically, I am referring to two images on your site: the green and
> white logo, as well as the blue and white logo.
>
> ---END QUOTE
>
> The Fedora logo can be seen here: http://www.linuxactionshow.com/images/fedora.jpg
> The DataPortability logo can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sexyseo/2179140560/
>
> In the interests of transparency and community participation - I
> wanted to bring this to the community's attention and ask for your
> advice and input. To that end I have a few questions for you:
>
> 1. Do you think that this is a legitimate claim by RedHat?
>
> 2. If you believe that the logo is indeed in conflict, can you suggest
> (by actually creating an image rather than just describing it) a minor
> tweak/change to the logo that would make it more distinguishable
>
> Your comments, thoughts and suggestions are welcome.
> >
>
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