On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 11:07 +0200, mail@...2227... wrote:
Hi all,
i need some help. I wrote a book and now i would like to put the inkscape logo on the cover of the book. Is it allowed to do so? What do i have to observe?
I asked the same question two years ago for my book. The Inkscape board endorsed the use for my book*... but there is the question of who actually owns the copyright (and can thus legally give permission). There have been several versions made with contributions from several people.
In answer to another similar request, in a Mar 25th 2009 email on inkscape-devel, Ted Gould states:
"So, from a legal perspective, it's unclear. But, I think (IANAL), that as long as you use the logo in good faith to promote and improve the Inkscape project you'll not run into any problems."
My book does have the logo on the cover. So far no lawyers have come knocking at the door.
Tav
* See the inkscape-board mailing list archives July, 2007.