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> You were using the TfL schematic map which is very much a form of art The site was taken down by a trademark complaint, not a copyright complaint.
by orra 2y ago
> You were using the TfL schematic map which is very much a form of art
The site was taken down by a trademark complaint, not a copyright complaint.
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- dcrazy 2y agoTrademarks apply to artistic works that identify an entity. See the TFL roundel.
- tuukkah 2y agoYou can use a logo to refer to the entity in question. Is it not fair use if you refer to a subway station using the subway station logo?
- dcrazy 2y agoI am not a lawyer, much less a trademark lawyer, so I don’t think I can reasonably try answer this question.
- andiareso 2y agoNo. If using a plain text word suffices, then that's all you get. My wife is an IP attorney at a large UK based law firm. We have discussed this exact thing before (in this thread). She worked on a client matter for a banking app that wanted to show the logo of each company next to the transaction. This was not cleared by legal given that the law only allows for the bare minimum reference. I think it's dumb because a logo is faster to see in a list vs. text, but it doesn't matter. I think IP laws are so backwards in the modern era, but thems the rules.
- mr_toad 2y agoSomeone should tell Wise. My list of payments has the logos of TfL, ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury and others next to the payments. Apple Maps also uses the logos when you bring up location details.
- dcrazy 2y agoThose businesses may have enrolled in Apple Business Connect or otherwise made an agreement to show their trademarks inside the Maps app. Or the Maps app is showing the store’s app, and their app icon includes their trademark. (One of the requirements of submitting your app to the App Store is granting Apple a license to use your app’s icon.)