Re: Even more permissive licence for HTML5 logos? (permits modification without attribution)

On Oct 18, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Masataka Yakura <myakura.web@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> The FAQ for HTML5 logos [1] says:
> 
> > CAN I PUT THIS LOGO ON STICKERS, T-SHIRTS, ETC?
> > Yes, please, we encourage creative uses of the logo! Be creative, have fun, and show your support. (See the earlier question on how the logo is licensed.)
> 
> and the logos are licensed under CC-BY, which I don't think it's a great license for logos since it requires attribution on modification.
> 
> There are a lot of modified "five-shield" logos like this CSS3 logo used in this Guardian page [2] and many other variations [3]. Sadly, I've never seen sites that use such modified logos having proper attribution to W3C.
> 
> Do the logos really need to be licensed under CC-BY? Could we pick something else so that it can save people who are unaware about their license but have no intent on violating the terms.

Hi Masataka,

I will forward the question to our legal team. I cannot predict the time frame for a reply.

Ian

> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/html/logo/faq.html
> [2] http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/introduction-to-html5-and-css3-manchester-course
> [3] https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=html5&tbm=isch
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Masataka Yakura
> <myakura.web@gmail.com>

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