So copyright-wise it is fine? Please carry out this discussion on commons by
the way. What is discussed on the mailing list, stays on the mailing list.
- White Cat
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Peter Ansell
<ansell.peter(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
What are their rationales? That US government
produced symbols can't
be put in images inside of wikipedia even though the image is Public
Domain by law?
The "meatball" insignia is not protected by copyright law (ie, it's
PD) but it is protected by other, specific, non-copyright federal
regulations:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/14cfr1221_07.html
Use of the insignia contrary to the regulations is punishable by a
fine and/or imprisonment:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000701----000-…
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Stephen Bain
stephen.bain(a)gmail.com
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