On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Gregory Pittman wrote: > I think there is > also the principle that someone using a Pantone spot color in Scribus is > a direct benefit to Pantone. We're not supplying free swatchbooks or > other things Pantone has for sale, so what's their issue?
Their issue is that they assert ownership over those numbers as a collection, and control over the usage of ``PANTONE'' as a trademark. ``I think'' does not equal legal advice and is not a protection in court. Glad to learn that GCMI is already present. On Sep 21, 2013, at 3:41 AM, Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > As to Pantone's request for fees for digital colour palettes: One day, > corporate greed will be replaced by pragmatism, and there are many > alternatives to Pantone, some of which are already part of Scribus. Agreed. On Sep 22, 2013, at 3:12 AM, Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > This is some sort of a clever hack that uses a particular Pantone online repo > for mobile apps, but it doesn't actually suit our users' requirements, and > it's at best condoned by X-Rite. Moreover, there's a reason for not including > this script in Scribus: We can't afford to be sued by X-Rite for copyright > and/or trademark abuse. Which was the gist of my initial post. William -- William Adams senior graphic designer Fry Communications Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.
