[Clipart] incoming logos

Jose Hevia 100026838 at alumnos.uc3m.es
Thu Feb 17 01:43:14 PST 2005



> Andy Fitzsimon wrote:
> > Just remember guys,  with trademarked logos ( even ones that resemble
> > them ) we are practically publishing peoples signatures for
> > unauthorised use.  I've been guilty of recreating some trademarks and
> > if any are still in OCAL I suggest they be removed..
> > That said publisahing a trademark's artwork is fine if you have
> > permission from the owner and publish acceptable use guidelines.   if
> > the user knows that they can only use the logo after the owner has
> > been contacted and been witness to its use,  we are simply allowing
> > people to get to these trademarks easier, in the one place.
> > 
> > I didn't think OCAL would go down the path of logos etc ,  but if we
> > do  I'd suggest making sure people downloading trademarked works know
> > there is an acceptable use policy and a contact method in which they
> > can seek permission to use it.
> 
> Agree...But if someone wants to put their logo in our library, then they 
> would be placing it in the PD, which means ANYONE could take it, make 
> defamatory graphics, reuse it, and deprive that original owner the use of 
> it in the future. So, we already say this in the checkbox for submission 
> that trademarked and copyrighted images are not allowed. We now just need 
> to enforce what we say and remove any offending images (and some of them 
> are nice).... ;)
> 
> Jon

 I made some of these icons too.Now I recall:
-Windows icon for a windows partition icon.
-Mac icon for a mac partition icon.
-Firefox icon for my desktop.(simplified).
-Linux icon.
-Adjunta,Abiword,lots of free source apps icons resembling the official
ones.
                                                Jose Hevia








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