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I added an official statement clarifying Lucide's stance on brand logos, consolidating information that was previously scattered across multiple issues (most of them outside this repository).

The new document:

  • Provides historical context from other icon sets (Material Icons, Feather Icons)
  • Explains the legal, design, and maintenance reasons for not including brand logos
  • Suggests recommended alternatives

Also:

  • Updated the main README with a concise section on brand logos, linking to the full statement
  • Updated the icon request template and pull request template to reference this policy directly

This makes our position clear, consistent, and easy to reference in future discussions.

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@karsa-mistmere karsa-mistmere changed the title docs(): added official statement on brand logos in Lucide docs(site): added official statement on brand logos in Lucide Aug 13, 2025
## 2. Legal Considerations

Most brand logos are:
- **Protected by trademark or copyright**.
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- **Protected by trademark or copyright**.
- **Protected by trademark and copyright**.

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I guess technically and/or, but most are actually either or, but not both, so I think the original version is more accurate (and technically also allows for both, since we didn't say trademark xor copyright).

We could also be really elaborate and say Protected by trademark, copyright, or both., but I'm still leaning towards the more simple or.

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Nice, this is well written and clear. Hopefully, people will stop asking for brand icons from now on.

@ericfennis ericfennis requested a review from jguddas August 18, 2025 13:02
@karsa-mistmere karsa-mistmere merged commit cfabc9f into main Aug 18, 2025
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