On Oct 18, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Masataka Yakura <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> The FAQ for HTML5 logos [1] says:
> 
> > CAN I PUT THIS LOGO ON STICKERS, T-SHIRTS, ETC?
> > Yes, please, we encourage creative uses of the logo! Be creative, have fun, 
> > and show your support. (See the earlier question on how the logo is 
> > licensed.)
> 
> and the logos are licensed under CC-BY, which I don't think it's a great 
> license for logos since it requires attribution on modification.
> 
> There are a lot of modified "five-shield" logos like this CSS3 logo used in 
> this Guardian page [2] and many other variations [3]. Sadly, I've never seen 
> sites that use such modified logos having proper attribution to W3C.
> 
> Do the logos really need to be licensed under CC-BY? Could we pick something 
> else so that it can save people who are unaware about their license but have 
> no intent on violating the terms.

Hi Masataka,

I will forward the question to our legal team. I cannot predict the time frame 
for a reply.

Ian

> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/html/logo/faq.html
> [2] 
> http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/introduction-to-html5-and-css3-manchester-course
> [3] https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=html5&tbm=isch
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Masataka Yakura
> <[email protected]>

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