"Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries." Also, take it up with Torvalds: "And yes, at least under US copyrigh

"Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries." Also, take it up with Torvalds: "And yes, at least under US copyright law, and at least if you see Linux as a "collective work" (which is arguably the most straightforward reading og copyright law, but perhaps not the only one) I am actually the sole owner of copyright in the *collective* work of the Linux kernel." If you believe Linus, and I do, you can see how your argument is devoid of logic when Linus himself owns the collective work and put it on GitHub.