From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Baz Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git homepage change Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:25:40 +0000 Message-ID: <2faad3050901051825m3d281da7k40d5e3875e6c28c9@mail.gmail.com> References: <20081216114138.GM12856@machine.or.cz> <20090105164001.GA12275@machine.or.cz> <20090105194011.GB25104@glandium.org> <20090105212716.GJ6595@eratosthenes.cryptobackpack.org> <2faad3050901051817g1381478ex9f5cb6f0404e5f86@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "David Bryson" , "Mike Hommey" , git@vger.kernel.org To: "Scott Chacon" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Jan 06 03:27:06 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LK1es-0008By-GQ for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:27:06 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751598AbZAFCZo (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:25:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751368AbZAFCZo (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:25:44 -0500 Received: from mail-bw0-f21.google.com ([209.85.218.21]:50706 "EHLO mail-bw0-f21.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751346AbZAFCZn (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:25:43 -0500 Received: by bwz14 with SMTP id 14so23496522bwz.13 for ; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:25:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=o6EboXiB6Ki9HK8BgT8DfvYTbJSlIsrZUkyBejTXDCA=; b=jhc1DZQU35hY9nOfwOy9MWjUPUWlj5p9qeB0JJTSVJQ6JC8QerZ7N1w5mZi/bfdOSL MhY9/w263GXONBVWT94e3XuZRg/GjcjR7Efb5O+5vE0W4VeQn6snr9i4JUSXYlgE9Ug6 gMGt6Y9JAkucN+YkhX5DfmMleB+ir84vJW6xA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=Mv6ngoOk4P/akR0ckCSS3WCyUdVGT0NlOY6oUWhBtuhwYIRdoOql9anZWo5OSSvQJw BwJbE2Z9ObOIfqTopvahl6dXM4iczaCdXwrev0yd7EXlor0HZe2+HINDy/mFywmSD0Zc AADUDFik8P2ioIlfrwPUrROeU7fUu9l8Um2vA= Received: by 10.223.108.75 with SMTP id e11mr13395934fap.97.1231208740400; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:25:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.105.16 with HTTP; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:25:40 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <2faad3050901051817g1381478ex9f5cb6f0404e5f86@mail.gmail.com> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: 2009/1/6 Baz : > 2009/1/6 Scott Chacon : >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:27 PM, David Bryson 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 >>> >>> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> >