[Catalyst] O'Reilly's answer to our Winged-Lego-Camel

Thomas, Mark - BLS CTR Thomas.Mark at bls.gov
Tue Nov 22 15:12:49 CET 2005


> But there's something I don't get, could they have believed that the  
> Catalyst page was commercial (because it looks too good :)? From  
> http://perl.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/perl/usage/faq.html:
> 
> """
> Q: I want to place a picture of a camel on my Perl web page. Am I  
> allowed to do that? Do I have to use your camel?
> A: Yes, as long as your page is non-commercial, and the context in  
> which the camel is placed portrays Perl in a positive light. 
> You will  
> need to include the following language in small text 
> somewhere on the  
> page where the camel appears:
>    "The use of a camel image in association with Perl is a trademark  
> of O'Reilly Media, Inc. Used with permission."
> Please make the "O'Reilly Media, Inc." part of the statement a link  
> to our home page (http://www.oreilly.com).
> We'd encourage you to use the camel we use, as it has wide  
> recognition as "the Perl camel." But if you have another camel you'd  
> like to use on a non-commercial site, you can do so as long as the  
> image is in no way derogatory. (However, you still would need to  
> include the acknowledgement line, as we claim a trademark on the  
> relationship between any camel and Perl.)
> """
> 
> It seems to me they got the wrong idea.

Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. Perhaps we should ask for more
clarification on specifically *why* they would be "uncomfortable" with
it, given that the usage FAQ seems to allow it.

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Mark Thomas 
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