Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git homepage change

[Baz <brian.ewins@gmail.com>]

2009/1/6 Baz <brian.ewins@gmail.com>:
> 2009/1/6 Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM, David Bryson <david@statichacks.org> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 08:40:11PM +0100 or thereabouts, Mike Hommey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> FWIW, I think the "mascot" or whatever it is supposed to be, on the
>>>> top right end, is "safe", trademark/copyright-wise. It looks too much
>>>> like ???????????????(D??mo-kun), the NHK mascot.
>>>> http://images.google.co.jp/images?q=%E3%81%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%8F%E3%82%93&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
>>>
>>> I think Scott mentioned at GitTogether that they paid the same artist
>>> design some artwork for them including that tree munching monster and an
>>> octopus.
>>>
>>> Scott do you care to elaborate ?
>>
>> I bought rights to the image from iStockPhoto, we can use it online
>> for whatever we want to.  The only restriction is that we can't sell
>> stuff with the image on it. I have no idea what NHK is, nor do I know
>> how TM/copyright issues would work in this regard - (the site is
>> hosted in the US, has NHK registered TM for that here?) - but I doubt
>> it really matters.  If I get a cease and desist, I'll replace the
>> image, but to me it doesn't seem close enough to infringe and I doubt
>> they would care.
>
> NHK are the public broadcaster in Japan, and Domo-kun is their mascot.
> Apparently the NHK spots with Domo-kun are also used in the US on
> Nickelodeon. It's like the NBC peacock, or the BBC test card girl:
> instantly recognizable to anyone who watched that channel.
>
> And yes, there is a US trademark:
> http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=3pcqf.6.1

Sorry, that link uses cookie state. Here's one directly to the TM:
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77266968

>
> No connection to NHK at all, but I thought you'd used Domo
> deliberately when I first saw that logo, so got curious. The site is
> great, btw.
>
> Cheers,
> Baz
>
>>
>> Btw, I would also like to say in general that the response to this
>> from emails sent to me personally (my address is at the bottom of the
>> page) has been very positive and I've even received a few patches that
>> are now live.
>>
>> Also, Miklos : your patch changes the format of the output and doesn't
>> speed things up or anything, so I'm just sticking with the current
>> script for now (unless I'm missing something).
>>
>> Boyd Gerber: I'm confused - the mailing list archive link on the home
>> page points to the Gmane page, which is completely up to date.  Is
>> there a link I'm missing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott
>>
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
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