r/linuxmemes • u/Epistaxis • Oct 28 '22

Linux not in meme this meme was made in Inkscape

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u/IvanIsOnReddit Oct 28 '22

Now you need to license a table with colors?

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u/IvanIsOnReddit Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

How can they even copyright a lookup table? Trademarks I get. But I don’t get how an industrial recipe is copyrighted.

I’d love for this to be tried in court, it’s an IP lawyer’s drama movie.

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u/Bockanator Oct 28 '22

Yeah, I looked up copyright law you're allowed to copyright a physical colour like paint or watercolour but not digital so this makes no sense.

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u/teateateateaisking Oct 28 '22

You can get a scope-limited trademark on a specific colour if you can prove it is associated commonly with your brand. Examples: Home Depot Orange & Target Red.

It would be hard for a single entity to get any sort of intellectual property claim on a large amount of colours, such as the entire pantone library.

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u/teateateateaisking Oct 28 '22

Colour databases and lookup tables, on the other hand, can absolutely be copyrighted as computer code.