logos and copyrights

[Björnke von Gierke]

The Mac and Universal logos are property of Apple, the Windows logo of  
Microsoft.
However both have rather restrictive regulations and intrusive hoops  
for you to jump trough before they allow the use of their Icons. (Just  
recently the topic came up for me)

Basically as a small developer with limited time and ressources you  
have three options:

1. Ask both companies for allowing the use of their Icons, applying for  
the respective compatibility programs.
2. Take the Icons without asking, at the possibility of a cease and  
desist order or other legal prosecution.
3. Use descriptive Text (there's some rules even for that).

Related Links (thanks Heather!):
http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html
http://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/maclogo.html
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/ 
logo/programs.mspx

PS: I'm gonna go with option 2, as I won't sell anything, and will have  
a very narrow user group.


On 04 Apr 2007, at 19:29, Viktoras Didziulis wrote:

> Hi,
>
> do we need to get a permission from Apple to use their logos (MAC and
> Universal) on our software and CDs to simply indicate that it works on
> macosx and is a universal binary? What about MS Windows logo? Or is it  
> safer
> to just simply write it in system requirements in plain text?
>
> Well at least the little penguin logo is safe to use...
>
> Viktoras
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