Requirements of the Debian Open Use Logo License
Hello.
(IANAL, IANADD)
I've been pointed to this list on the IRC channel.
I have a question about public display of the swirl (with no "debian")
in ads, logos etc where it is theoretically possible to put attribution
or even the license text. In case it is off topic here, it would be
great if someone can point me to a meaningful past discussion or a
discussion elsewhere of similar situation with any license. Thanks.
Background:
Recently, some photos have appeared, said to be of logo of a
confectionary company in Omsk, Russia. The logo contains a swirl which
looks similar to the Debian's one, if a little distorted (I am asking
this question even if this particular logo actually was created
independently).
Pictures:
Here is its entry in (probably a mirror of) the trademark registry:
<http://tm.patent.su/400000-400999/tm/servl/servlete1dc.html>
(the official trademark registry UI appears to be at
<http://www1.fips.ru/wps/portal/Registers/>)
Comparison: http://content.foto.mail.ru/list/tansi/other/s-3957.jpg
A billboard: http://foto.mail.ru/list/tansi/other/3955.html
Cookies: http://content.foto.mail.ru/list/tansi/other/s-3959.jpg
The license says:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
Question: if that swirl is based on the Debian logo, does the company
have to add such notices somewhere near/in the images (including the
billboard and the cookie pack)?
Thanks.
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