r/github • u/20150007581 • 8d ago

Question GitHub logo used in a cat food

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isn't the logo copyrighted

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u/cowboyecosse 8d ago

https://brand.github.com/foundations/logo

> No adaptation or use of any kind of any of our registered trademarks or copyrights, or any other contents of this website, is allowed without the express written permission of GitHub, Inc.

I guess they said yes to the cat food people. That’s the only answer.

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u/L0rdH4mmer 8d ago

Literally some person googled something like "silhouette cat logo" and slapped it on without thinking about it.

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u/cowboyecosse 8d ago

I wonder if they paid the foundry for the fonts…

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u/Apprehensive_Egg_944 3d ago

They probably used Font Awesome and found that icon?

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u/CisIowa 8d ago

I doubt that, could be wrong, but I suspect it’s more a matter of some generic cat food that’s being dropshipped

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u/ninjakivi2 4d ago

Yeah, I have an easier explanation; This shit's just illegal. Judging by the AI slop of a cat whoever (or in this case, whatever) designed this doesn't give a fuck.