Benutzung des FireFox Logos

[Gast]

Guten Abend!

Weiß jemand zufällig, ob man das FireFox-Logo frei auf der eigenen Website nutzen darf?

Danke für hilfreiche (hoffentlich) Antworten,
Gast

[Tim Tepaße]

Hallo,

Weiß jemand zufällig, ob man das FireFox-Logo frei auf der eigenen Website nutzen darf?

Ich bin kein Rechtskundiger, aber soweit ich weiss unterliegt das Firefox Logo der Mozilla Trademark Policy, die da u.a. aussagt:

Although many uses of Mozilla's trademarks are governed by more specific rules,
  which appear below, the following basic guidelines apply to almost any use of
  Mozilla's trademarks in printed materials, including marketing, fundraising and
  other publicity-related materials, and websites:

• Proper Form - Mozilla's trademarks should be used in their exact form --
    neither abbreviated nor combined with any other word or words (e.g.,
    "Thunderbird" rather than "T-Bird" or "Thunderbinary");
  • Accompanying Symbol - The first or most prominent mention of a Mozilla
    trademark should be accompanied by a symbol indicating whether the mark is a
    registered trademark ("®") or an unregistered trademark ("™"). The Mozilla
    trademarks include, among others, the names Mozilla®, mozilla.org®, Firefox®,
    Thunderbird™, Bugzilla™, Camino®, Sunbird™ and Seamonkey™, as well as the
    Mozilla logo, Firefox logo, Thunderbird logo and the red lizard logo. As
    Mozilla registers others, it will update this policy;
  • Notice - The following notice should appear somewhere nearby (at least on the
    same page) the first use of a Mozilla trademark: "[TRADEMARK] is a
    ["registered", if applicable] trademark of the Mozilla Foundation";
  • Distinguishable - In at least the first reference, the Trademark should be set
    apart from surrounding text, either by capitalizing it or by italicizing,
    bolding or underlining it.

Das wirkt etwas einschüchternd, deswegen der relevante Teil für die Verwendung von Logos:

When it comes to Mozilla's trademarked logos ("logos," for short), there are
  some cool things you can do and some cool things you can't do - at least not
  without asking Mozilla.
      You may make t-shirts, desktop wallpaper, or baseball caps with Mozilla
  logos on them, though only for yourself and your friends (meaning people from
  whom you don't receive anything of value in return). You can't put the Mozilla
  logo on anything that you produce commercially -- at least not without
  receiving Mozilla's permission. Of course, Mozilla owns and operates the
  Mozilla Store, which sells a wide range of CDs, Guidebooks, T-shirts, and
  products with Mozilla software and logos. That's how we make some of the money
  that keeps us around.
      There are two additional broad categories of things you can't do with
  Mozilla's logos. The first is to produce modified versions of them. A modified
  logo also would raise the possibility of consumer confusion, thus violating
  Mozilla's trademarks rights, too (remember the overarching requirement that
  any use of a Mozilla trademark be non-confusing?). The second concerns high-
  resolution copies of Mozilla logos, which you cannot have or use. If you've a
  very good reason to seek an exception to the rule against having and using
  high-resolution copies of Mozilla logos please contact the Trademark and
  Licensing Team.

In kurz: Du solltest das Logo nicht kommerziell verwenden und nicht in hoher Auflösung. Und Du solltest das Logo nicht modifizieren. Ja, das Firefox Logo ist nicht frei, es gehört der Mozilla Corp. U.a. deswegen gab's neulich ziemlich etwas Diskrepanzen mit dem Betriebssystem Debian, das andere Definitionen für frei hat als Mozilla.

Dennoch dürftest Du das Logo schon auf Deiner eigenen Webseite verwenden, insbesondere wenn Du Werbung für Firefox machen willst. Mozilla freut sich natürlich darüber und bietet für diesen Zweck mehrere Banner an; wenn Du diese nutzt, dürftest Du auch der sicheren Seite sein. Die Nutzung als Favicons ist dagegen gleich raus:

So long as you don't do anything that might confuse visitors to your website,
  or that might violate the Overall Guidelines for Printed Materials, above,
  Mozilla invites you to link to Mozilla's website, including for the purpose of
  allowing your visitors to download the Mozilla Firefox Internet browser and
  Thunderbird e-mail client. Mozilla even provides the banners and buttons to
  facilitate the download of Mozilla software:
    • Firefox Banners and Buttons
    • Thunderbird Banners and Buttons
      The only exception to this policy is for site icons (favicons). If you
  plan to use a Mozilla trademark as a site icon, you need to request
  permission. Also, please remember that Mozilla disapproves of and does not
  provide "Best Viewed With" buttons, when used in connection with the Firefox
  Internet browser; Mozilla believe the web is best viewed with any standards-
  compliant browser.

Tim