[Clipart] clipart Digest, Vol 46, Issue 22

[John Olsen]

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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:22:48 +0200
> From: Nicu Buculei <nicu_gfx at nicubunu.ro>
> Subject: [Clipart] pacman baddies
> To: clipart-list <clipart at lists.freedesktop.org>
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> I have a new project, a [small] collection of PacMan baddies (will
> probably upload them next week, maybe I will draw some more in the
> meantime, see a preview at http://nicubunu.ro/pictures/pacman.png)  
> but I
> got a question about policy.
>
> The Pac-Man name belong to Namco, so I think is better to avoid using
> "pacman" in the name filed, but I believe it is also fair so say  
> inside
> the description field something along the lines of "this is inspired
> from the Pacman game". I do not want to remove *all* references.
>
> What other people think?


I think "inspired by" is a good idea.  I don't think referring to a  
trademarked or copyright image in itself is a violation.

John