Re: [Fsuk-manchester] DFEY - Logo Competition - Cash Prizes

[Tim Dobson]

So a lot of questions have been asked about the licence.

Let me try and clear some of them up.

The CC zero licence essentially allows use by anyone for any purpose, in 
the USA this is known as "Public Domain", in the UK we don't have that 
legally, so we have a licence that says the same thing.

So some people have suggested using CC Attribution or Attribution 
Sharealike...

Having a logo licenced under these clearly becomes unworkable as the 
author of the logo needs to be credited on every letterhead, website, 
newsletter etc. You never see the FSF requiring you to attribute whoever 
drew their logo (and whoever subsequently modified it) every time it's 
used do you?

It would be very difficult, on a badge with the logo on it for instance, 
to credit several people who had drawn and designed the logo.

Having no legal entity and a very broad interpretation of who the 
members are in DFEY makes it very difficult to do any sort of copyright 
assignment - who exactly are they transferring copyright to anyway?

Having a logo licenced under Creative Commons Zero does have negative 
sides - we aren't able to use copyright law to stop people using it in 
ways we'd prefer they didn't but at the end of the day, this is not, in 
comparison, a difficult problem.

I know will disagree with my points of view - that's par for the course, 
though I would be interested if there are any points or licencing 
methods I hadn't thought of.

Tim

Chris Hilliard wrote:
> I don't think that the creative commons zero licence is the correct
> licence to use, it leaves the logo open to too much abuse while still
> forwarding the responsibility back to us. I personally think that the
> open source model is better, allowing for the owner to distance
> himself from derivative works while still requiring a nod as it were.
>
> But, that's just my thoughts as an artist...
>
> thanks,
>
> badspyro
>
> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Tim Dobson <address@hidden> wrote:
> > DFEY is having a Logo Competition.
> >
> > Top Prize: £40
> > First Runner Up: £10
> >
> >
> > Brief for Entries
> > =================
> >
> > * Should be easily recognisable, visually pleasing and easily reproduced in
> > different mediums.
> > * Should echo themes of Digital Freedom, Technology, Young People and
> > Education.
> > * All entries must be licenced under Creative Commons Zero Licence
> > http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0
> > * Should be submitted in SVG format, though high resolution bitmap might be
> > acceptable.
> > * Ideally, should be created solely using free software but entries created
> > using non-free software will be accepted.
> > * Ideally, shouldn't use that many different primary colours.
> > * Have been emailed entry to address@hidden with the SVG or other image file
> > attached by 23:59, 31st May 2009
> >
> >
> > Eligibility of Entrants
> > =======================
> >
> > * Anyone can enter, regardless of age, geographic location etc.
> > * There is no limit to the number of entries per entrant
> >
> >
> > How to Enter
> > ============
> >
> > 1. Take a moment to read http://nw.dfey.org/wiki/Logo_Competition
> > 2. Send an email to address@hidden with the SVG or other image file attached
> > by 23:59, 31st May 2009.
> > 3. Include a statement that you have read and understand you are "are
> > licencing this piece of work to us under the Creative Commons Zero Licence
> > v1" (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0)
> > 4. Please include your name and (if desired) a link to your blog/website
> > etc.
> > 5. Your entry will be processed and uploaded on to the Entries page.
> > http://nw.dfey.org/wiki/Logo_Competition/Entries
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > Winners will be decided upon through a Schulze Method voting system. More
> > information at http://nw.dfey.org/wiki/Logo_Competition
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > About DFEY
> > ==========
> >
> > DFEY (Digital Freedom in Education and Youth) is a group formed in response
> > from a growing need to encourage and promote young people's involvement with
> > the free software and technical communities by creating a social space to
> > make it more comfortable for young people to get involved with LUGs and
> > other technical groups.
> >
> > Find out more and get involved at www.dfey.org
> >
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> > If each of us have one object, and we exchange them, then each of us
> > still has one object.
> > If each of us have one idea, and we exchange them, then each of us now
> > has two ideas.   -  George Bernard Shaw
> >
> >
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If each of us have one object, and we exchange them, then each of us
still has one object.
If each of us have one idea, and we exchange them, then each of us now
has two ideas.   -  George Bernard Shaw