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Subject:Using the MS logo in your manual From:Ollie Cornes <ollie -at- XARA -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Fri, 24 May 1996 09:36:14 +0100
Mark L. Levinson <nosnivel -at- NETVISION -dot- NET -dot- IL> wrote :
> Legally it is not OK to make free with another company's
> logotype in your manual. However, by including the logo
> in a font that it distributes, Microsoft is virtually asking
> you to do so. You might have a good case in court, but
> you don't want to go there even with a good case, do you?
> I sure don't, so forget I said anything...
I believe the Microsoft font (containing the logo) is very closely guarded.
In the past I have had great trouble trying to extract a copy from
Microsoft.
How did you obtain it (or where did you see it) ?
Regards,
Ollie.
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Xara Ltd.
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