Albie Janse van Rensburg wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 1:12:01 PM UTC+2, Bryan Tidwell wrote: > > > > Hello fellow Vimmers, > > > > I know this is an unusual question, but am I allowed by copyright law to > > get a tatoo of the vim logo? > > -- > > Thanks, > > Bryan > > > > A quick web search for "tattoo legal logo" revealed this Quora discussion > (https://www.quora.com/Can-I-legally-get-myself-tattooed-with-a-trademarked-logo). > > Maybe you will find it of use. > > I believe the Vim logo is governed by the GPL (at least, the wikipedia page > seems to think so. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vimlogo.svg), so > you yourself may virally become GPL as well. A logo is not code thus the GPL doesn't really work. I definitely hope no virus is involved! It's fine to use the Vim logo for the good of Vim. So using it for a tattoo on a normal body part is allowed. Not so much on buttocks. -- MICHAEL PALIN PLAYED: 1ST SOLDIER WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN BIRDS, DENNIS, MR DUCK (A VILLAGE CARPENTER WHO IS ALMOST KEENER THAN ANYONE ELSE TO BURN WITCHES), THREE-HEADED KNIGHT, SIR GALAHAD, KING OF SWAMP CASTLE, BROTHER MAYNARD'S ROOMATE "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" 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/vim_use/202001141531.00EFV8ej010762%40masaka.moolenaar.net.
