Logo and banner usage
Hi,
I use inkscape create some creative works. Is it allowed to put some banner like "powered by inkscape" on them? ( like the logo, http://inkscape.org/images/inkscape_button.svg ) After some search, I haven't found pages that clear say how I can use logo, and where the official location it is. Would anyone like to answer me here or give me some hint to get the answer?
sincerely, Mat.
Am Dienstag, 21. Juli 2009 schrieb Mat:
Hi,
I use inkscape create some creative works. Is it allowed to put some banner like "powered by inkscape" on them?
I would say that not only is it allowed but also much appreciated.
And maybe you can participate in the "User Stories" http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/UserStories047
Cheerz, Lars
On Tue, 2009-07-21 at 12:20 +0800, Mat wrote:
I use inkscape create some creative works. Is it allowed to put some banner like "powered by inkscape" on them? ( like the logo, http://inkscape.org/images/inkscape_button.svg ) After some search, I haven't found pages that clear say how I can use logo, and where the official location it is. Would anyone like to answer me here or give me some hint to get the answer?
We don't have an official policy yet. We're working on that and I think it's getting close. But, I can't imagine anything that we would do that would limit any usage that would promote Inkscape as a project.
--Ted
Ted Gould wrote:
We don't have an official policy yet. We're working on that and I think it's getting close. But, I can't imagine anything that we would do that would limit any usage that would promote Inkscape as a project.
--Ted
I suggest that you license all text and images associated with Inkscape with Creative Commons Attributions-Share Alike-No Derivatives.
Why No Derivatives? Three words: nude Minnie Mouse.
There is no telling what strange things people will come up with if you allow them free play with your public image. It's best to limit them from the start.
Hmmm. If I wanted to stick a CC A-SA-ND licensed logo on my webcomic, which uses a CC A-SA-NC license, would the licenses be incompatible? Initial gut reaction says "yes they would." Of course putting the logo on a site wouldn't be a problem unless the entirety of the site and all content within fell under a single license, in which case you'd need to add an exception and some clarifying text...
Christopher Wright wrote:
Hmmm. If I wanted to stick a CC A-SA-ND licensed logo on my webcomic, which uses a CC A-SA-NC license, would the licenses be incompatible? Initial gut reaction says "yes they would." Of course putting the logo on a site wouldn't be a problem unless the entirety of the site and all content within fell under a single license, in which case you'd need to add an exception and some clarifying text...
You should always consult a lawyer for legal matters. What follows does not constitute legal advice in any manner; it is for entertainment purposes only.
You can only apply a license to a work for which:
* You are the original creator.
* You gain the right to apply a license to the work from a legal entity, a person or a corporation, who has the right to grant you the right to apply a license.
In other words, if you include somebody else's work in yours, their license applies to their work, your license applies only to yours.
Thanks all,
My situation is similiar to Christopher Wright, too.
So, the questions could be descripted to: * Under what terms is allowed to stick inkscape's logo? * Will the logo affect our original art work's license when we stick it?
I am looking forward the official page about logo terms of use, too :-)
sincerely, Mat.
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Shawn H. Corey <shawnhcorey@...155...>wrote:
Christopher Wright wrote:
Hmmm. If I wanted to stick a CC A-SA-ND licensed logo on my webcomic,
which
uses a CC A-SA-NC license, would the licenses be incompatible? Initial
gut
reaction says "yes they would." Of course putting the logo on a site
wouldn't
be a problem unless the entirety of the site and all content within fell
under
a single license, in which case you'd need to add an exception and some clarifying text...
You should always consult a lawyer for legal matters. What follows does not constitute legal advice in any manner; it is for entertainment purposes only.
You can only apply a license to a work for which:
You are the original creator.
You gain the right to apply a license to the work from a legal entity,
a person or a corporation, who has the right to grant you the right to apply a license.
In other words, if you include somebody else's work in yours, their license applies to their work, your license applies only to yours.
-- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn
Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding.
Regardless of how small the crowd is, there is always one in it who has to find out the hard way that the laws of physics applies to them too.
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