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Perl Trademark Explained: Understanding The Camel's Protection

Perl Camel trademarked by O'Reilly since 1998, protecting book covers with animals under Trade dress law. Can't use derivative logos or associate with O'Reilly's brand without permission.

Get enough of Perl logo discussion?
You would well take a little bit more! 😉

(Picture from Askar Abayev)
I know some people think it's not worth the pain discussing again, but I suppose it's because they don't have the same needs than me and some others 😀
What if you want to use a logo to illustrate a Perl blog? What if you want to use an icon to illustrate Perl sources files (Ubuntu)? What if...?
You either have to use a random camel or ignore the law...
And it's in Perl roots and inside us to be good at free software.
If you don't know well the context, please go read my post The complex...