In regards to ownership and trademarks...

Typically, the client has full ownership of a logo to use however they wish.
Since Code4Lib technically can't own the logo, I would recommend having the
logo released under the
Attribution-NoDerivs<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/>CC
License. This will allow your community to use the logo however you
see
fit, while still maintaining the integrity of the "brand".

Also, you can claim trademark on the logo just by adding a "TM" to it and
using it in a manner consistent with trademark law. The "R-ball", as it is
referred to, can only legally be used if it is registered with the federal
government.

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Stephanie Brinley
Adelie Design

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Edward M. Corrado <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Thomas Dowling wrote:
>
>> On 09/23/2008 09:38 AM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Personally, I'd just type "code4lib" in Helvitica, save it as a .png and
>>> be done with it
>>>
>>>
>>
>> A proprietary font?  I suspect that DejaVu Sans Mono is more simpatico
>> with code4lib.  :-)
>>
>>
>>
> Well, if we are going to pay for something... but I concede your point.
>
>> Has there been any other options discussed (or that should be discussed)?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How about trademark ownership and permissions for any logo?  I'd hate to
>> see any conflict or misunderstanding down the road about who can put the
>> logo on what, who can sell t-shirts with it, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Good point. I don't particularly care what we decide, but I think we do
> need to come up with a group decision about this issue.
>
> Edward
>



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