[Wolves] Tux and copyright?

Alan Pope alan.pope at gmail.com
Mon Dec 20 14:49:00 GMT 2004


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:36:06 +0000, Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is Tux a copyrighted symbol?
> 

I think you mean trademark, not copyright. No it's not a trademark.
"Linux" is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in some places, but Tux
isn't.

> If it is then these people are pushing the boundaries a bit:
>  (with apologies for it being an advertising link but it just happened
> to have been sent to me as spam)
> 
> http://www.freemobilestuff.net/
> 

Looks *nothing* like tux *whatsoever* in my book. Your eyes must need
looking at.

This is the original tux --> http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/

And on his page it says "Permission to use and/or modify this image is
granted provided you acknowledge me lewing at isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP
if someone asks."

> The penguins look very similar... a touch manic perhaps but similar...

Do you wear glasses? Are you wearing them now? :D

Cheers,
Al.



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