[XCSSA] XCSSA Logo Shirts and Caps Now For Sale

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

Permission?  Why do you need stinkin' permission???  Follow Hopper's  
Law!  It's far easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

I really doubt Amiga or anyone else would come down on you for  
displaying their logos.  We're a user group, not a clone  
manufacturer.  For them, it's free advertising and support.  I'd  
think they'd be happy to see lots more user groups.  If they ever  
"find out", they might even send us some swag, if they could afford  
it, which I doubt.  Amiga is so invisible I can't see how they'd be  
upset if discuss other computers, mostly.  They need every group they  
can get.

(Actually, some have made the same argument about actual copyright  
violation.  It works like free advertising.  It generally doesn't  
cost sales, and when people actually get rich enough to buy the real  
product, they are happy to do so as fans.  But I don't even have to  
make that argument in this case.)

Now that might not be quite so true of linux and BSD, which are  
highly visible anyway (particularly linux) and have also been the  
source of endless high power legal wrangling.  But still...

If you want some protection, use the standard disclaimer "trademarks  
displayed for identification purposes only and remain the property of  
their respective owners."

Of course, I'm not real lawyer.

Charles



On May 14, 2008, at 11:08 PM, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio  
wrote:

> On Thursday 08 May 2008 05:52:46 pm X-otic Computer Systems of San  
> Antonio
>> Licensing issues not withstanding, what about other computer system
>> logos of XCSSA (amiga, commodore, atari, SGI, etc.)?
>
> With all the hoops I had jump through to show permission to reuse  
> the Tux and
> BSD Beastie logos.. I don't know how to even go about getting  
> permission for
> reusing the Amiga, Atari and SGI logos.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Also.. We've never even had an SGI or Atari demo...  While we have  
> had Amiga
> (and the group stems from the old CASA/Amiga group), we haven't had  
> an Amiga
> at XCSSA in quite some time... 5-6 years I would say.  However, we  
> HAVE had
> some Sun gear.  And I know a couple of Sun Employees...
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Tweeks
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