Inkscape Board of Directors
August 2013
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Re: [Inkscape-board] final steps re: Inkscape TM policy, logo copyrights (was Inkscape Committee: additional votes needed)
by Bryce Harrington
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 03:15:16PM -0400, Tony Sebro wrote:
> On 05/28/2013 02:10 PM, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> >Hi Tony, I posted an email the other day with the vote tally, but
> >maybe it was to the wrong alias. Anyway, I voted yea as well, and
> >so we have a majority in favor, and the issue can now be closed.
> >Thanks, Bryce
> Yes; I hadn't seen your email at the time I replied to the thread.
> Bradley has since brought me up to speed. Thanks!
>
> As a next step, the adopted policy should be posted as a new page on
> the Inkscape.org website. I'd also recommend creating another Q & A
> under Section 8 ("Legal") of the Wiki FAQ that points visitors to
> the trademark policy page. Once the policy page is live, I can
> engage the company that was using the Inkscape trademark.
Josh, can you forward these new requirements to the website guys to
implement?
> Now, we still have an open issue re: the ownership of the copyrights
> in the mountain graphic logo. Given that we've been struggling to
> compile a complete list of copyright owners in the mark, I recommend
> that we do the following:
>
> 1. Publish the TM policy on the website in the manner described above.
> 2. Send a notice of the new TM policy to various Inkscape community
> user groups and fora (e.g., inkscape-user, inkscape-announce,
> Inkscapeforum.com, etc.). In the notice, declare our intent to
> license the copyrights to the logo under CC-By-SA 3.0 US, and give
> any copyright holders 60 days to step forward and object.
>
> The TM policy (including the section re: logo usage) will be in
> effect during that 60-day period, but we'd always reserve the right
> to discuss changing the copyright license if a copyright holder were
> to step forward and object.
>
> I can provide draft language for the notice. Let me know what else
> I can do to help the committee finalize the process.
This all sounds fine with me. Ted, IIRC you were the one that got the
ball rolling initially on this; can you review and close the loops on
any follow up tasks to notify the community and so on?
Bryce
> Best,
> -Tony
>
> --
> Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy
> +1-212-461-3245 x11
> tony@...41...
> www.sfconservancy.org
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Re: [Inkscape-board] granting LibreTees permission to design, print, and sell Inkscape T-Shirts?
by Bryce Harrington
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 03:24:55PM -0400, Tony Sebro wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 16:24 -0400, Tony Sebro wrote:
> >>TL,DR: Please vote on whether to allow LibreTees to print and sell
> >>T-shirts and other promotional material items for Inkscape, where a
> >>portion of the proceeds gets donated back to Inkscape (or a project or
> >>charity of Inkscape's choosing).
>
> On 08/16/2013 05:30 AM, Tavmjong Bah wrote:
> >
> > I don't have any problems with this. What do others think?
> >
> > Tav
>
> Thanks, Tav. Does anyone else want to weigh in?
Googling inkscape t-shirts shows some existing products out there:
http://www.zazzle.com/pd/styles/pd-235464991333529915?dp=&qs=inkscape%20t...
http://www.cafepress.com/mf/22773070/3inkscape_tank-top
http://www.cafepress.com/mf/43166633/inkscape_tshirt
Based on a look at libretees.com's kickstarter page, I like that their
motivation sounds more aligned with improving marketing of FOSS
projects, rather than merely cashing in. Thus I would vote to approve.
It would make my decision easier if we could see the design first,
although I know this gets to be a chicken-and-egg problem (why fund
making a design, if they don't know whether or not we'll approve it).
However, I would hope to see two things in their design:
1. Nothing offensive. Obviously.
2. High calibre design. Inkscape is a drawing tool, and will be
judged based on the design quality of the advertisement.
But I don't think it's necessary to condition my vote based on these; I
think their effort's success or failure will already be dependent on
achieving both goals. So +1 from me.
Bryce
> Best,
> -Tony
>
> >>Longer version:
> >>Hi, all.
> >>
> >>Earlier this week, I was approached by Jared Contrascere of LibreTees
> >>(www.libretees.com), a start-up for-profit company that plans to
> >>design, print, and market t-shirts and stickers bearing the names and
> >>logos of various leading FLOSS projects. They're interested in
> >>creating t-shirts for the Inkscape project.
> >>
> >>Bear in mind that, under the newly-ratified (but as of now
> >>unpublished) TM policy, LibreTees would be able to create and sell
> >>merchandise bearing the Inkscape name and logo without additional
> >>permission, *provided* that they were only using unmodified graphics
> >>from Inkscape.com. As you can see from the link, LibreTees tends to
> >>create modified versions of project logos in their designs.
> >>
> >>Jared has sent an official request to create promotional materials for
> >>Inkscape; I've attached it below. He's also been in touch with Jon
> >>from Inkscape's Press Relations team. In addition, I spoke to him by
> >>phone today, and can add the following info:
> >>
> >>• target retail price for the shirts: undecided, but likely $12.50 to
> >>$15 USD.
> >>• Once the official website launches, Libretees.com will turn into an
> >>e-retailer site selling t-shirts with designs for multiple FLOSS
> >>projects.
> >>• Some portion (yet to be determined) will be donated back to the
> >>project or to a charity of the project's choosing.
> >>• They're looking to find a t-shirt manufacture that doesn't use
> >>sweatshop labor
> >>• conservative target date for first printing: November 2013
> >>
> >>Open question: I don't know if they plan to release any t-shirt
> >>design under a Creative Commons license.
> >>
> >>Based on the above, I ask the Inkscape Committee to please vote to
> >>approve Libretee's request to approve the creation of Inkscape
> >>promotional materials.
> >>
> >>If you have any questions or need any additional information, please
> >>let me know.
> >>
> >>Best,
> >>-Tony
> >>
> >>-------- Original Message --------
> >>Tony,
> >>
> >>I'm with LibreTees, a recently-launched project that promotes
> >>free/open software through consumer and commodity activism. This is
> >>similar to the idea behind (RED) products being sold to help fight
> >>AIDS, or people buying a Toyota Prius to encourage a lesser negative
> >>impact on the environment.
> >>
> >>We want to sell t-shirts in one place on the Internet that promotes
> >>and benefits the free/open source community. In addition to that, we
> >>want to contribute funds back to these projects to cover hosting fees
> >>and other project-related costs. Further, we want to have a positive
> >>impact on our local community here in Washington, DC.
> >>
> >>We currently have a Kickstarter campaign in progress, and we are very
> >>interested in producing an Inkscape shirt for display and sale on our
> >>Kickstarter site. This campaign can currently be viewed
> >>at www.libretees.com.
> >>
> >>Please let me know if we could have permission to create promotional
> >>wear/materials for the Inkscape project. If you have any questions for
> >>me, please let me know!
> >>
> >>Best,
> >>Jared
> >>
> >>--
> >>Jared N. Contrascere
> >>President :: LibreTees, LLC
> >>Phone - (703) 599-6233
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>______________________________________________________________________
> >>Message sent via Atmail Open - http://atmail.org/
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy
> +1-212-461-3245 x11
> tony@...41...
> www.sfconservancy.org
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Re: [Inkscape-board] granting LibreTees permission to design, print, and sell Inkscape T-Shirts?
by Tavmjong Bah
I don't have any problems with this. What do others think?
Tav
On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 16:24 -0400, Tony Sebro wrote:
> TL,DR: Please vote on whether to allow LibreTees to print and sell
> T-shirts and other promotional material items for Inkscape, where a
> portion of the proceeds gets donated back to Inkscape (or a project or
> charity of Inkscape's choosing).
>
> Longer version:
> Hi, all.
>
> Earlier this week, I was approached by Jared Contrascere of LibreTees
> (www.libretees.com), a start-up for-profit company that plans to
> design, print, and market t-shirts and stickers bearing the names and
> logos of various leading FLOSS projects. They're interested in
> creating t-shirts for the Inkscape project.
>
> Bear in mind that, under the newly-ratified (but as of now
> unpublished) TM policy, LibreTees would be able to create and sell
> merchandise bearing the Inkscape name and logo without additional
> permission, *provided* that they were only using unmodified graphics
> from Inkscape.com. As you can see from the link, LibreTees tends to
> create modified versions of project logos in their designs.
>
> Jared has sent an official request to create promotional materials for
> Inkscape; I've attached it below. He's also been in touch with Jon
> from Inkscape's Press Relations team. In addition, I spoke to him by
> phone today, and can add the following info:
>
> • target retail price for the shirts: undecided, but likely $12.50 to
> $15 USD.
> • Once the official website launches, Libretees.com will turn into an
> e-retailer site selling t-shirts with designs for multiple FLOSS
> projects.
> • Some portion (yet to be determined) will be donated back to the
> project or to a charity of the project's choosing.
> • They're looking to find a t-shirt manufacture that doesn't use
> sweatshop labor
> • conservative target date for first printing: November 2013
>
> Open question: I don't know if they plan to release any t-shirt
> design under a Creative Commons license.
>
> Based on the above, I ask the Inkscape Committee to please vote to
> approve Libretee's request to approve the creation of Inkscape
> promotional materials.
>
> If you have any questions or need any additional information, please
> let me know.
>
> Best,
> -Tony
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Tony,
>
> I'm with LibreTees, a recently-launched project that promotes
> free/open software through consumer and commodity activism. This is
> similar to the idea behind (RED) products being sold to help fight
> AIDS, or people buying a Toyota Prius to encourage a lesser negative
> impact on the environment.
>
> We want to sell t-shirts in one place on the Internet that promotes
> and benefits the free/open source community. In addition to that, we
> want to contribute funds back to these projects to cover hosting fees
> and other project-related costs. Further, we want to have a positive
> impact on our local community here in Washington, DC.
>
> We currently have a Kickstarter campaign in progress, and we are very
> interested in producing an Inkscape shirt for display and sale on our
> Kickstarter site. This campaign can currently be viewed
> at www.libretees.com.
>
> Please let me know if we could have permission to create promotional
> wear/materials for the Inkscape project. If you have any questions for
> me, please let me know!
>
> Best,
> Jared
>
> --
> Jared N. Contrascere
> President :: LibreTees, LLC
> Phone - (703) 599-6233
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Message sent via Atmail Open - http://atmail.org/
>
>
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