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Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by rafram on Friday June 06, 2025 @12:00AM (#44197707)
You’re going to be hearing from Anthropic’s legal department very, very soon if you use this name.
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by bandrami on Friday June 06, 2025 @12:10AM (#44197743)
It's going to be hilarious to watch Anthropic argue with a straight face that it's illegal (or at least tortious) to take someone else's IP and repurpose it
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by ramblerman on Friday June 06, 2025 @12:55AM (#44197919)
I think this is about trademark not IP
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by bandrami on Friday June 06, 2025 @02:14AM (#44198239)
Trademark is a type of intellectual property protection
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by SEMW on Friday June 06, 2025 @06:23AM (#44199424)
GP clearly meant "trademark not copyright".

It's perfectly coherent to be in favour of strong protection of trademarks but also weaker copyright laws. They have very different purposes (broadly, consumer protection as a mark of origin vs incentivising creativity). Just because they're both in the legal category of "IP" doesn't mean it's hypocritical to have very different positions on both.

Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by rafram on Friday June 06, 2025 @06:15AM (#44199387)
“Claude Composer” is just blatant trademark infringement. It sounds like an official Anthropic product.
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by mikebannister on Friday June 06, 2025 @12:02AM (#44197712)
We'll see. Happy to change it up if need be. I'd rather beg for forgiveness than permission. <3
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by bitpush on Friday June 06, 2025 @02:31AM (#44198307)
The name is a no-go. They are either going to be nice and ask you to do it or send a cease and desist.

I'd recommend you change it right away

Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by closewith on Friday June 06, 2025 @06:50AM (#44199574)
TBH I think it's misleading, as I assumed it was an Anthropic product until seeing the repo owner. For ethical reasons, I think you should change it.
Re:Show HN: Claude Composer by diggan on Friday June 06, 2025 @07:25AM (#44199740)
Yeah I mean ignoring the legal risks, naming something "$Company-name $Tool" is begging to have it confused with an official product from $Company-name. Even if you don't care about the legal risks, at least care about your users not being confused about who made the thing.