Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 20:30:10 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Swag... new choices? Message-ID: <3F7DC032.8040806@401.cx> In-Reply-To: <3F7D53DF.11218.48A31DDD@localhost> References: <20030928152441.S83167-100000@users.757.org> <3F7D53DF.11218.48A31DDD@localhost>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Dan Langille wrote: > On 3 Oct 2003 at 15:32, Paul Robinson wrote: *snip* >>The real problem though is free use of the logo/mascot. To really open >>up the market like OpenBSD has, you kind of have to consider... dare I >>say it?... changing the mascot. If you want to produce lots of mass >>produced stuff with loads of artwork and sell them, you can't use >>beastie unless you've cleared every item with McKusick: >> >>http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/mainpage/copyright.html >> >>That's fine, and I understand his reasoning. It just works against what >>you're suggesting unfortunately. > > My experience with obtaining permission has been positive. I dont think obtaining permission is the problem, I think the fact that you have to obtain it in the first place is the problem. I know a lot of artists, some of my best friends are artists, and most of them wont do anything that has something even remotely similar to a copyright hanging over it. Im sure McKusick is a great guy, the few times Ive been in contact with him I have had no problem at all, but just the fact that he owns the copyright on the daemon scares a lot of people away. In todays society, you can get sued just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I find it completely understandable that people dont make t-shirts, posters or whatever as long as there is a copyright on the daemon. -- R
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3F7DC032.8040806>