Behind the Debian and Mozilla dispute over use of Firefox

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 11, 2006 2:49 AM EDT
Linux.com; By Lisa Hoover
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Debian plans to release its newest version, Etch, in December, and wants Mozilla's Firefox Web browser to be part of the distribution. Mozilla, however, told Debian it couldn't release the software without its accompanying artwork. Now a legal expert says that the existing distinctions between copyright and trademark laws should have prevented this from becoming an issue in the first place.

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