> If Canonical misrepresented who the authors were then is it not their job to fix that?
I was referring to somebody else misrepresenting the authors, such as replacing the source code without replacing the changelog, or making significant changes without updating the change log, leaving someone else's name listed as the most recent author.
> It is not a completely unfounded concern, either, unless someone in the official capacity to say so says it is. Which is Mathew's entire (and only) point.
It's unrealistic to demand a statement to illogical concern. Even if this one is answered, it will be followed by some other, even more unreasonable concern.
> My only thought - a loophole, a possible way around the copyright snafu that Canonical's wording represents - is if Fair Use might apply
In Trademark the relevant concept is Nominal Use, which is protected by legal precedent. Changelogs and email addresses certainly represent a nominal use of a trademark.
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Re: Comparing to Fedora / Comparing to Red Hat
Date: 2015-11-21 04:05 am (UTC)I was referring to somebody else misrepresenting the authors, such as replacing the source code without replacing the changelog, or making significant changes without updating the change log, leaving someone else's name listed as the most recent author.
> It is not a completely unfounded concern, either, unless someone in the official capacity to say so says it is. Which is Mathew's entire (and only) point.
It's unrealistic to demand a statement to illogical concern. Even if this one is answered, it will be followed by some other, even more unreasonable concern.
> My only thought - a loophole, a possible way around the copyright snafu that Canonical's wording represents - is if Fair Use might apply
In Trademark the relevant concept is Nominal Use, which is protected by legal precedent. Changelogs and email addresses certainly represent a nominal use of a trademark.