GNU bug report logs - #56577
Logo reuse

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From: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Logo reuse
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:49:21 +0300

Hi,

Would like to use the logo at [0] to create an embroidered shirt 
following [1].  For  attribution, should the name of the logo creator be 
added to the logo, or is it sufficient to add a label to the final shirt 
indicating the origin of the logo and its licensing?  Can also add the 
resulting dst file to the repository.

Regards,
Benson

0) 
https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/etc/images/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/emacs.svg?view=log
1) https://fedoramagazine.org/diy-embroidery-with-inkscape-and-ink-stitch/

Message #12 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
Cc: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms <at> gnu.org>, 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:16:01 +0200

Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org> writes:

> Would like to use the logo at [0] to create an embroidered shirt
> following [1].

Looks nice.

> For  attribution, should the name of the logo creator
> be added to the logo, or is it sufficient to add a label to the final
> shirt indicating the origin of the logo and its licensing?  Can also
> add the resulting dst file to the repository.

I think the design was originally made by Luis Fernandes, but then
transformed by others.  I don't think it's necessary to add the
creator(s) name(s) to the logo, but adding it to the label would be
nice.

Perhaps Richard has some comments; added to the CCs.

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Message #15 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
Cc: 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 01:27:37 -0400

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If you want to make one shirt, and not commercially, I don't think you
need to worry about any legal issues about the image.

The artists might appreciate being credited on the shirt.

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Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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Message #20 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 12:49:33 +0300

> If you want to make one shirt, and not commercially, I don't think you
> need to worry about any legal issues about the image.
> 
> The artists might appreciate being credited on the shirt.
> 
Thanks. It is commercial with a negligible margin at present. Two shirts 
with different logos from GNU software projects related shirts. For the 
other logo, the artist has given permission and is trying to make a 
store for their artwork.

If it works out well, we hope to be able to make more for the Kenyan, 
and wider African markets.

The image at [0] has a nice attribution, is not suitable for embroidery, 
but might work well as direct to garment or direct to film printing for 
t-shirts for the FSF store[1], and ideally affiliate stores in other 
regions if this is possible.

0) https://www.gnu.org/graphics/dog.html
1) https://shop.fsf.org/

Message #23 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
Cc: 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 01:41:25 -0400

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  > > If you want to make one shirt, and not commercially, I don't think you
  > > need to worry about any legal issues about the image.
  > > 
  > > The artists might appreciate being credited on the shirt.
  > > 
  > Thanks. It is commercial with a negligible margin at present.

I don't understand that concretely.  Would you please state concretely
the activity you have in mind?

For clarity's sake, please discuss just one project at a time.
If you say a little about several different projects, I won't understand
any one of them.


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Message #26 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:59:06 +0300

>    > > If you want to make one shirt, and not commercially, I don't think you
>    > > need to worry about any legal issues about the image.
>    > >
>    > > The artists might appreciate being credited on the shirt.
>    > >
>    > Thanks. It is commercial with a negligible margin at present.
> 
> I don't understand that concretely.  Would you please state concretely
> the activity you have in mind?
I want to embroider a polo shirt with the GNU Emacs logo. The shirt with 
the GNU Emacs logo will be sold at a small margin.  DST files are an 
open format used to by embroidery machines.  Existing open source 
software can generate DST files from SVG files.  A suitable GNU Emacs 
logo in SVG format is [0].  The embroidered shirt will also have "GNU 
Emacs" on it. The logo in [0] does not contain any directly visible 
attribution information similar to [1], but something similar can be 
added if it is sufficient.  Attribution information can also be put on 
the shirt label.

0) 
https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/etc/images/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/emacs.svg?view=log
1) https://www.gnu.org/graphics/dog.html
> 
> For clarity's sake, please discuss just one project at a time.
> If you say a little about several different projects, I won't understand
> any one of them.
> 
Ok. Will raise a separate ticket about GNU project logo and artwork 
licensing and reuse.
> 

Message #29 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
Cc: rms <at> gnu.org, 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:46:40 -0400

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  > Thanks. It is commercial with a negligible margin at present.

That is nonetheless commercial.  That means we will need to think
about what our policy should be.

                                                                  Two shirts 
  > with different logos from GNU software projects related shirts. For the 
  > other logo, the artist has given permission and is trying to make a 
  > store for their artwork.

We need to treat these two products (and two images) separately.

For the second image, for which the artist gave permission, I think
that is between you and the artist.

Could you please show me the first image?  The one where you didn't get
permission from the artist?  Or at least, tell me its URL so I can look?

You also mentioned the dog cartoon, but you didn't say clearly how
that relates to these shirts.

-- 
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Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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Message #32 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 08:44:01 +0300

> 
>    > Thanks. It is commercial with a negligible margin at present.
> 
> That is nonetheless commercial.  That means we will need to think
> about what our policy should be.
> 
>                                                                    Two shirts
>    > with different logos from GNU software projects related shirts. For the
>    > other logo, the artist has given permission and is trying to make a
>    > store for their artwork.
> 
> We need to treat these two products (and two images) separately.
> 
> For the second image, for which the artist gave permission, I think
> that is between you and the artist.
> 
> Could you please show me the first image?  The one where you didn't get
> permission from the artist?  Or at least, tell me its URL so I can look?

Logo was taken from
https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/etc/images/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/emacs.svg?view=log
Something similar but in PNG can be found at:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/images/a/a0/Icon_Emacs.png
For embroidery, DST files that contain the embroidery machine 
instructions can be created with free and open source software from SVG 
files.

> 
> You also mentioned the dog cartoon, but you didn't say clearly how
> that relates to these shirts.
> 
Embroidery can be done a single shirt at a time, allowing for 
customization.  Some images are difficult to embroider, in particular 
images with many colors and gradients. Direct to garment printing can be 
used in this case.  It may be helpful to have this option on the FSF and 
affiliated stores.  Probably a similar permission would be needed for 
this use case as for embroidery.

Message #35 received at 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Benson Muite <benson_muite <at> emailplus.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 56577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#56577: Logo reuse
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 08:58:23 +0300

> Could you please show me the first image?  The one where you didn't get
> permission from the artist?  Or at least, tell me its URL so I can look?
> 
The image can also be found at:
https://nicolas.petton.fr/blog/working-on-the-emacs-logo.html

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