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Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects

#3

Post by unwind »

Interesting, although a bit strange to me ... is the author expecting existing projects to want to claim a logo and rename themselves, or are the names of the logos only placeholders?

Anyway, I think the "globe"[1] one is quite close to looking like AT&T's[2] which would at least make me a bit wary.

[1] https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/24

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26T_logo_2016.svg

Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects

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Post by esquivalience »

Are you gifting the copyright as well as the right to use the logo? Good practice is to mention this on the webpage to help people know where they stand. The two usual options are:

1. When you give the right to use the logo, you also give the copyright in the logo along with it; or

2. When you give the right to use the logo, you retain the copyright.

(Edit - at least from an EU perspective, you can also "assert your moral rights", which is a bit like requesting attribution. Or you can "waive your moral rights", which is like saying no attribution is necessary. This is an oversimplification but hits the main points.)

Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects

#7

Post by laumars »

unwind wrote: post #3

Interesting, although a bit strange to me ... is the author expecting existing projects to want to claim a logo and rename themselves, or are the names of the logos only placeholders? Anyway, I think the "globe"[1] one is quite close to looking like AT&T's[2] which would at least make me a bit wary. [1] https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/24 [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26T_logo_2016.s…

He does explain a little more if you click the "How it works." link.

I do agree with you about the globe / AT&T logo though. Steps[1] is also very similar to an old icon on Windows (I think it was a placeholder icon for Microsoft Visual C++ or Borland Builder projects? But can't rightly remember off hand)

[1] http://openlogos.org/logos/steps.jpg

Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects

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Post by crummy »

esquivalience wrote: post #5

Are you gifting the copyright as well as the right to use the logo? Good practice is to mention this on the webpage to help people know where they stand. The two usual options are: 1. When you give the right to use the logo, you also give the copyright in the logo along with it; or 2. When you give the right to use the logo, you retain the copyright. (Edit - at least from an EU perspective, you can also "assert your…

The github page says "[the project the logo is given to] will have all exclusive rights of the logo." So I think it's the first option.
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