[OSM-talk] Unlicensed use of the logo in iPhone app?

Grant Slater openstreetmap at firefishy.com
Mon May 16 13:39:34 BST 2011


On 16 May 2011 13:14, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
> btw.: is there a text similar to the tile usage policy (logo usage
> policy)?

No, there is no formal policy document. There was discussion of
adopting http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy or similar when
the trademark was first registered.

> Is the current logo still protected by trademarks (like the
> old one is which AFAIK was registered by SteveC who then transferred
> the rights to OSMF)?

Yes. The new logo is only a stylistic improvement over the old. Good
practise would be to register the revised logo too.

> What is the license of the logo? Wiki states
> cc-by-sa2.0 e.g. here:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Openstreetmap_logo_354_354.png
> but there is as far as I can see no reference to the creator? Or is
> this Gustavf ?
>

Yes, the new logo is CC-BY-SA licensed. The logo was created by Ken Vermette
OSMF blogged a short interview with him:
http://blog.osmfoundation.org/2011/05/13/new-openstreetmap-logo/
Ken originally introduced himself here:
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/newbies/2010-August/005757.html

Regards
 Grant



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