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List:       kde-artists
Subject:    Re: KDE 1.2-Preview: eyecandy.png
From:       x10 <x10 () datacomm ! ch>
Date:       1999-07-27 19:46:32
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At 27-07-1999, you wrote
| Hi folks,
|
| I was just informed by our UI design team that the word 'Trash' and the
| Trash icon are trademarks of the Apple Macontish and cannot be used. As
| Apple can go after us (Corel) legally, we will be changing some of the
| problematic icons in our version of KDE that may have certain legal
| implications. For the Trash, we are thinking of using the word Dumpster
| and a dark green Dumpster icon. Any thought on this icon and stupid
| trademark issues. Thanks.

Ming & List

Unfortunately Dumpster is Macsoftware and copyrigted by a company called by
The Web Connection, http://www.thewc.com. It's a trashcan replacement
program.

This is what my info tells me:
Dumpster, Copyright © 1994-98 The Web Connection & Donald Perreault. All
Rights Reserved.

Donald W Perreault Jr
20 South Street
Plainville, MA 02762

http://www.thewc.com
dumpsterinfo@thewc.com

Maybe you have to think of a different name.

-- Christine Bastian
Typo - Graphic Designer

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