Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New York
Intellectual Property
Is iht.greenpeace.org a valid application of fair use or does it face copyright or trademark concerns?
Asked on 6/18/09, 5:20 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Williamson
Charles J. Williamson, Attorney At Law
Re: Intellectual Property
Don't confuse copyright with trademark law. "Fair use" refers to copyright law, which is not concerned with what you're discussing here. Your concern would be trademark law and I would say that you have a major problem. Wh? Well "greenpeace" is not only "confusing similar" to the Greenpeace organization, its the same thing! To avoid any problems later on, I would suggest you think it through again and come up with something different.
Hope this helps.
Answered on 6/18/09, 10:46 pm