Yes, I see that the new version has multiple small spirals instead of one large one.
ISTM that the whole point of such watermarks is to prevent 'out of rights' use. (Edward) sorry to be a pain, but I think that on the one hand putting out more publicity for Leo, eg. via the Wikipedia page, and on the other suggesting that such possible violation of copyright is 'not worth worrying about', is ... misguided. J^n On Monday, January 16, 2023 at 12:25:10 AM UTC [email protected] wrote: > It appears the original is from Dreamstime: > https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-tribal-lion-image3490018 > > They've changed their watermark in the interim -- the new watermark has > the spiral still, but smaller. It also appears the original had red eyes, > which were probably edited out in the current Leo splash screen. > > IIRC this image used to cost money -- I don't know what the 'Free > Download' entitles one to legally, but this image is clearly under some > sort of license that it's probably wise to look into in some way :) > > Jake > > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 7:12 PM Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 5:08 PM jkn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> FWIW, it has always seemed slightly shady to me that the Leo >>> 'splashscreen.xxx" graphic, >>> both on Leo's startup itself and now on the Wikipedia page, has some >>> sort of watermark on it. >>> >> >> I never noticed this before, but I do see it. >> >>> I always thought it was a light grey '(c)' mark, but having looked harder >>> I now think it is a coarse spiral. >>> >> >> I agree. It doesn't seem to be any kind of copyright symbol. >> >> It seems to me that this mark was intended >>> to prevent use elsewhere; I think the copyright of that image, and the >>> license to copy >>> and distribute it, should be checked. >>> >> >> I don't remember where I got this image. I don't think it was >> copyrighted, and I don't think it's worth worrying about. >> >> Let me know if you discover if it definitely *is* copyrighted :-) >> >> Edward >> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "leo-editor" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/CAMF8tS326CEe593Lqak63ih1828LOBaYjafVTii-WYLpeMNmPw%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/CAMF8tS326CEe593Lqak63ih1828LOBaYjafVTii-WYLpeMNmPw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/6c9a3edf-5508-4e56-8190-bb6dbc968694n%40googlegroups.com.
