[Clipart] RE: Requests wiki page

[Jon Phillips]

On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 01:11 -0800, Jon Phillips wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 09:51 +0200, Nicu Buculei (OCAL) wrote:
> > Jon Phillips wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2006-10-27 at 09:43 -0600, Gerald Ganson wrote:
> > >>
> > >> 1: Tauntaun(!) clipart
> > >>
> > >> This is a StarWars animal character, and I wonder if we can place an
> > >> image of one into the public domain ? Any thoughts on this concept ?
> > > 
> > > Hmmm...this is a good question...I don't think we should include it, but
> > > then how could a distro include a picture of an ipod to use when one is
> > > loaded.
> > 
> > Look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Taun_taun.png
> > 
> > Author 	Lucas, Jr.; George W., McQuarrie; Ralph, Tippett; Philip
> > Permission United States patent illustration - public domain
> > 
> > I would venture to say we are free to draw such animals, even with a
> > traced version (attached)
> 
> Whoooooaaaaa...this breaks open an even large issue....Are all US patent
> illustrations public domain???? This would be huge!
> 
> Yes, in light of this illustration, I think its fine to create something
> similar to this...this is arguable because there is a PD version of
> it...
> 
> Jon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:PD-US-patent

Whoa!!!! What do you all think? We are not copyrighting the image, but
re-releasing it back into the PD....this is a great question for lawyers
(which I will do in the morning).

Jon

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