cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2399016

Twitter’s new X logo wasn’t made by an in-house designer. It’s from an old podcast hosted by one of the cult that Elon took from his replies.

  • koper@feddit.nlEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    That’s not accurate. Copyright and trademark are two different things. The name “twitter” is also just a combination of preexisting characters and the word was probably in use before the company was founded. You can still trademark existing things because trademarks are about preventing consumer confusion, not protecting original creations.

    Musk does have a problem with copyright if it turns out this specific design was made by someone else.

    • FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      The US Patent and Trademark Office is generally reluctant to enforce single-letter trademarks, and some countries ban them outright.