On 1/17/08, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 17. Januar 2008 16:38:02 schrieb Dan McGee:
I have modified the logo: I removed the hard to read TM (isn't this useless anyway)
The ™ symbol may be used when trademark rights are claimed in relation to a mark, but the mark has not been registered with the government trademarks office of a particular country or jurisdiction, while the (R) is used to indicate that the mark has been so registered. It is not mandatory to use either symbol, although the force of convention is such that the symbols are widely used around the world. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark
Interpret that as you wish, but it seems a bit self-satisfying to me to remove the TM just because you think it looks better.
Hold on! We are speaking about Germany and not the US. The trademark thing you mentioned above is not valid for archlinux.de. Furthermore I will run into trouble if I keep the TM. Some courts have decided that using TM in Germany is not allowed when the mark is not registered. I know that this is different in the US and the court knows it, too. :-) But their decision was based on the fact that most people in Germany do not know about the difference between TM and (R); afaik in Germany you can only register a mark at the patent office or get some protection by using it in business.
This whole thing feels like you are pissing in my cereal. Congratulations for making my day suck a little bit more.