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I mean, does the employee have any power over that room? Sounds like a classic instance for security to kick them out

Without knowing more, it sounds like someone with no authority doing something really unprofessional. (Of course, could have been a VP on a power trip.)

The correct behavior is to go up to the speaker after the talk and tell them that they really should verify that they have permission to use other company's logos before using them in presentations. (Large companies have multiple people who vet references and the use of logos in things like keynotes and customer presentations.)

Sure. Could have been a rogue jerk. But even then maybe it's not a coincidence that the rogue jerk is from Apple specifically.

It wouldn't shock me if people at Apple--including those outside of marketing--are especially drilled in the importance of brand identity and associated do's and don'ts. And if you combine that with someone who doesn't have the best social skills I can absolutely see something like this happening.

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