---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steve Holden <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [psf-trademarks] [Europython-improve] use of icons/logos To: Douglas Napoleone <[email protected]> Cc: Jonathan Hartley <[email protected]>, psf-trademarks <[email protected]>
I believe the EuroPython incorporation of the Python logo image does not conflict with the PSF Trademarks Policy. As far as permission to use the EuroPython logo itself, that will be up to the EuroPython Society, I would imagine. regards Steve Douglas Napoleone wrote: > Figured I would contact you directly. > I would have done so sooner, but this thread went under my radar. > In the end the answer is go ahead and use it. > > The answer is that if the logo is unchanged and used in conjunction with > EuroPython (as your use is), then there are no problems even in the US. > This is not a 'loophole' in the PSF trademark but part of the intent. > If you do want to make changes (use a similar logo for whatever) there > might be a copyright on the image independent from the US Trademark on > the double snake used in the image. The rest of the thread shows that > there is no such limitation. > The PSF does not yet have the python logo trademarked in the UK (at > least it was not the last time I checked, but thats immeterial), so 'do > whatever you want' is one answer. Someone should confirm this. > > As for the pesky trademark and derivative works of the double snake: > > The PSF holds the trademark on it, and if we are to keep the trademark > we must show that we are 'maintaining' it. This means requiring > different uses to be 'approved'. This is done by sending an e-mail to > '[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>' to get > approval (usually takes a week, and can be faster for special > circumstances). > > -Doug Napoleone > > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jonathan Hartley <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I had a query for an EP logo (below), obviously I'll point her to > the materials on: http://wiki.europython.eu/Publicity > > Formally, can I confirm that these materials are Creative Commons > owned by the 'EuroPython Society' or something? If so, I'll note > that on the publicity materials page itself for the benefit of > people looking at them in the future. > > Additionally, the brilliant icon at the top left of: > http://www.europython.eu/ > > That isn't listed on the publicity materials page. Are we happy for > people to use it? Is it Creative Commons? If so, I'll add it to the > publicity materials page. > > Thanks for advice, > > Jonathan > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Europython > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:23:41 +0100 > From: Lucy Cooper <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > Hello Tony > I'm writing a small piece for our website on Goncalo's Europython > session. > Do you have a logo that I can use? > Many thanks > Lucy > -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ Watch PyCon on video now! http://pycon.blip.tv/ _______________________________________________ Europython-improve mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython-improve
