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Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by anonymous on Sunday May 26, 2013 @07:42AM (#5770848)
Isn't her name also copyrighted? I mean, isn't it illegal to call your distro "Rebecca Black"?
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by rcxdude on Sunday May 26, 2013 @08:00AM (#5770879)
Not copyright, but possibly trademarked. Even in that case, it only applies to use in areas in which the mark is already being used. So while it would be trademark infringement to sell albums under that name, releasing an OS would be fine unless someone else is also planning on doing the same thing and applied for a trademark in that area.
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by runlevel1 on Sunday May 26, 2013 @10:09AM (#5771106)
It certainly could fall under a state's "right of publicity" laws.