Hi,
> * Heiko Schulz" <aeitsch...@yahoo.de>: > > I will write some Emails to some copyright-holders > this weekend > > like Lufthansa, ADAC,... I'm curious to see how they > react, but > > I also fear a bit the answers and consequences. > > Severe tactical error a.k.a. shooting yourself in the > foot. > > What if they (or some of them) are well aware of our use, > but they just > decided not to care, pretending not to know "officially", > because > it's a small, harmless, not-for-profit sim. But once you > officially > asked, they can no longer pretend. And the answer will be > *no* in > most cases. Then the silent gentlemen agreement is voided. > By us! > And now they *have* to take measures to protect their > brand. > > They might think: "You idiots! Why did you have to ask?!" > > It's like asking a policeman if you may cross the street at > red > traffic light. He might have ignored you doing it. But he > sure > can't say "go ahead", nor can he then tolerate you ignoring > his > order. > > m. I thought about that, but hoped no one will raise this up.... The question is still: how to proceed? One of my liveries uses like Jack a copyrighted logo (taken from an own phto) and may not be used without permission. --> http://www.adac.de/impressum/default.aspx?ComponentId=6019&SourcePageId=6729#ank6019-5 On the other side: there are many hundreds liveries with this Logo out there available. Feeling a bit helpless.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
