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Captain597 Aspiring developer Posts: 32 Reg: Jan 17, 2012 Cincinnati 620	confirm \| cancel 01/25/12 08:23 PM (14 years ago) Copyright Question If you have a link in your app to a particular website, can you use their logo for the link ? Does this violate any copyright issue ? Title Comments If you have a link in your app to a particular website, can you use their logo for the link ? Does this violate any copyright issue ?

AppGuy30 Code is Art Posts: 737 Reg: Oct 29, 2011 location unknow... 14,070	01/25/12 08:27 PM (14 years ago) Depends on the website, i would think that it would be fair use. Comments Depends on the website, i would think that it would be fair use.

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	01/25/12 08:34 PM (14 years ago) Not sure of the answer, but Apple requires the a App Store logo have a link. It's mandatory. Fyi Fred Comments Not sure of the answer, but Apple requires the a App Store logo have a link. It's mandatory. Fyi Fred

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	01/25/12 09:05 PM (14 years ago) Deep linking may get you in trouble. USA law or German or India? Framing their content? Use of the logo will probably be ok, but what's being linked & how will be the larger issue. TITLE 17 > CHAPTER 1 > § 107 § 107. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: FAIR USE Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII. Comments Deep linking may get you in trouble. USA law or German or India? Framing their content? Use of the logo will probably be ok, but what's being linked & how will be the larger issue. TITLE 17 > CHAPTER 1 > § 107 § 107. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: FAIR USE Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.

Marko buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 558 Reg: May 04, 2011 UK, Alcester 8,880	01/26/12 12:36 PM (14 years ago) I have adopted that if I link to a particular website it for the benefit of that site, if its too give my app a false air of approval by association then I would be cautious. I have done a career app with links to a range of jobsites for reference or to go the next step. At no point would I use there logos close to information I have put for doing a CV or interview. I cant say if my approach is correct but if I feel I am just to guide to learning further or seeking more correct information then I feel morally ok Comments I have adopted that if I link to a particular website it for the benefit of that site, if its too give my app a false air of approval by association then I would be cautious. I have done a career app with links to a range of jobsites for reference or to go the next step. At no point would I use there logos close to information I have put for doing a CV or interview. I cant say if my approach is correct but if I feel I am just to guide to learning further or seeking more correct information then I feel morally ok

Captain597 Aspiring developer Posts: 32 Reg: Jan 17, 2012 Cincinnati 620	01/26/12 03:43 PM (14 years ago) Thanks for the input everyone ... appreciate it. Comments Thanks for the input everyone ... appreciate it.

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