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]> -- Ian Jacobs <[email protected]> http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 718 260 9447
