@[email protected] to [email protected] • 9 months agoWhy is X.org not suing bird site X.com?message-square44fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down119
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareWhy is X.org not suing bird site X.com?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•9 months agoCopyright is different to trademark. Any business name clash would be a trademark dispute
minus-square@stifle867link5•9 months agoThe letter x on it’s own is not a trademark AFAIK. The distinct style of letter X is what would be the trademark. Because X.com and X.org are two completely different orgs with different brand identities there wouldn’t be a problem.
minus-square@stifle867link1•9 months agoIn so far as they are both the letter X. Otherwise they share little similarities.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•9 months agoThey both have a bigger line and a smaller line.
minus-square@stifle867link1•9 months agoAnd one has a distinctive and large orange loop that clearly differentiates it.
Copyright is different to trademark. Any business name clash would be a trademark dispute
Trademark only matters if there is possible confusion.
The letter x on it’s own is not a trademark AFAIK. The distinct style of letter X is what would be the trademark. Because X.com and X.org are two completely different orgs with different brand identities there wouldn’t be a problem.
The basic stylization looks pretty similar.
In so far as they are both the letter X. Otherwise they share little similarities.
They both have a bigger line and a smaller line.
And one has a distinctive and large orange loop that clearly differentiates it.