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Re: Free Debian logos? [was: Re: GUADEC report]



MJ Ray wrote:
> On 2004-07-10 23:13:50 +0100 Francesco Poli <frx@firenze.linux.it> wrote:
> 
>> IMHO, Debian logos should be DFSG-free. Their appropriate use should be
>> enforced via trademark laws, not copyright ones, if this is possible.
> 
> Great. Please review
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200309/msg00837.html
> and the original discussion of the logo licensing at
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/1999/debian-legal-199902/msg00088.html
> and tell us how to proceed.
> 
> I suspect a first step is to split the licences into copyright and
> trademark sections if possible. I assume this needs to be a US law
> copyright licence and proposed to SPI's board as copyright holder? Or
> must debian instruct them somehow? If both, which route first?

Also note that a logo which is non-free due to a trademark license is no
better than a logo which is non-free due to a copyright license.

- Josh Triplett

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