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by pipeline_peak 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses
- actionfromafar 3y agoAs much as I disagree with OP, copyright law is not trademark law.
- wk_end 3y agoIt's true that trademark is what's at play here, although either way - giving something a BSD license doesn't mean you can use it to violate others' copyright OR trademarks.
- wk_end 3y agoDo you think Apple BSD licensed the iconic Macintosh "hello" image or something? https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/01/24/apple-launched-macintosh-on-january-24-1984-and-changed-the-world----eventually https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/01/24/apple-launched-ma...
- pipeline_peak 3y agoNo I meant this is under BSD, and they aren’t even selling it.
- wk_end 3y agoReleasing something for free, whether as in beer or as in freedom, doesn't give you carte blanche to violate trademark law. For just one example (well...hundreds), look at the multitude of fangames Nintendo has shut down [0]. [0] https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/nintendo_issues_mass_dmca_takedown_379_fan-made_games_forcibly_removed https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/nintendo_issues_ma...