2009/1/6 Baz <brian.ewins@xxxxxxxxx>: > 2009/1/6 Scott Chacon <schacon@xxxxxxxxx>: >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM, David Bryson <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 08:40:11PM +0100 or thereabouts, Mike Hommey wrote: >>>> >>>> FWIW, I think the "mascot" or whatever it is supposed to be, on the >>>> top right end, is "safe", trademark/copyright-wise. It looks too much >>>> like ???????????????(D??mo-kun), the NHK mascot. >>>> http://images.google.co.jp/images?q=%E3%81%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%8F%E3%82%93&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi >>> >>> I think Scott mentioned at GitTogether that they paid the same artist >>> design some artwork for them including that tree munching monster and an >>> octopus. >>> >>> Scott do you care to elaborate ? >> >> I bought rights to the image from iStockPhoto, we can use it online >> for whatever we want to. The only restriction is that we can't sell >> stuff with the image on it. I have no idea what NHK is, nor do I know >> how TM/copyright issues would work in this regard - (the site is >> hosted in the US, has NHK registered TM for that here?) - but I doubt >> it really matters. If I get a cease and desist, I'll replace the >> image, but to me it doesn't seem close enough to infringe and I doubt >> they would care. > > NHK are the public broadcaster in Japan, and Domo-kun is their mascot. > Apparently the NHK spots with Domo-kun are also used in the US on > Nickelodeon. It's like the NBC peacock, or the BBC test card girl: > instantly recognizable to anyone who watched that channel. > > And yes, there is a US trademark: > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=3pcqf.6.1 Sorry, that link uses cookie state. Here's one directly to the TM: http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77266968 > > No connection to NHK at all, but I thought you'd used Domo > deliberately when I first saw that logo, so got curious. The site is > great, btw. > > Cheers, > Baz > >> >> Btw, I would also like to say in general that the response to this >> from emails sent to me personally (my address is at the bottom of the >> page) has been very positive and I've even received a few patches that >> are now live. >> >> Also, Miklos : your patch changes the format of the output and doesn't >> speed things up or anything, so I'm just sticking with the current >> script for now (unless I'm missing something). >> >> Boyd Gerber: I'm confused - the mailing list archive link on the home >> page points to the Gmane page, which is completely up to date. Is >> there a link I'm missing? >> >> Thanks, >> Scott >> >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
