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> Ivory Tapbot's "Ivory" app is for iOS, but there is an abandoned "Ivory for Mastodon"[0] for Android by Asko Nõmm[1]. Does Tapbot violates copyright on the

> Ivory Tapbot's "Ivory" app is for iOS, but there is an abandoned "Ivory for Mastodon"[0] for Android by Asko Nõmm[1]. Does Tapbot violates copyright on the 3rd-party client app name for Mastodon? [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.askonomm.ivory https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.askonomm.i... [1] https://github.com/askonomm https://github.com/askonomm

ajsalminen 4y ago
You don't hold a copyright on just a name. Trademarks are for that but have to be applied for.
- supermatt 4y ago
  Trademarks don’t need to be applied for - a “common law trademark” is established through use. Much harder to protect than a “registered trademark” though, as you need to actively defend, rather than the mark simply being present in a registry.
app4soft 4y ago
^ "Ivory for Mastodon" even was opensource, but its repo unavailable anymore.[2] [2] https://github.com/askosh/ivory https://github.com/askosh/ivory