Erich Dollansky erich at alogt.com
Sun Mar 16 01:48:12 UTC 2014


Hi,

On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:34:43 +0100
Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de> wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:29:57 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 16:54 +0100, Fabian Keil wrote:
> > > Masayoshi Fujimoto <m.fujimoto at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Even personal use, I need permission?
> > > 
> > > Legally it depends on the country you live in.
> > > 
> > > In many (most?) countries you do not need the FreeBSD foundation's
> > > permission to use the logo on a T-shirt for personal use.
> > 
> > In German we have a saying for legal gray areas: "Wo kein Kläger, da
> > kein Richter!" I didn't find a translation for this idiom.
> 
> You could add: "two lawyers, three opinions". ;-)
> 
> Basically, it would not be a bad idea to consult a lawyer
> for the implications that apply in the _specific_ jurisdiction
> such a t-shirt is produced and worn in. For example, what
> about wearing a BSD daemon on a t-shirt in public? Is this
> "unsolicited advertising"? But as long as nobody complains,

especially in the Vatican, it could be understood as something very,
very different and result in a life-long ban from the country and the
religion this countray stands for.

Erich


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