[Talk-GB] Adding some additional building around the Angel area of London?
David Earl
david at frankieandshadow.com
Tue Nov 10 14:22:47 GMT 2009
On 10/11/2009 13:21, Peter Miller wrote:
> On 10 Nov 2009, at 12:41, Ed Avis wrote:
>
>> Are we legally permitted to use the Underground roundel and national
>> rail arrows?
>
> No idea! It would seem totally bizarre if we were not, but it might
> well be the case - it could even have a trademark.
The London Underground roundel is most definitely a registered trademark
and can't be used without permission. TfL has an IPO office specifically
to deal with intellectual property: see
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/aboutus/150.aspx
for contact details.
> The problem is that I think it is unlikely that anyone in the
> companies concerned would dare to say yes!
They will probably want money!
> Should someone ask the appropriate people or should we just get on
> with it and see what happens - the copyright material is not actually
> getting into the DB, only into the mapnik script.
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