> we are discussing whether or not the bing logo image [1] should be shipped > with > the "jmapviewer" package in main. > > I as the package author originally thought that we should not advertise > bing, but Sebastiaan from debian-gis argues that we violated MS terms of > use by not including it (please see the PDF link included in that mail):
Since the license to the bing logo would prevent modification, then if you had to keep the image, it would be non-free, but redistributable. A text string would be fine, if you got Microsoft's permission. Also, this is a crazy idea, but it just might work: the license states that you can change to a text string when local law prohibits you from displaying logos. What if we found someone in a country where their local law prohibited them from doing so, got them to change it to a text string, and send it back to us? You still wouldn't be able to remove the text string, although I don't think that that would be a problem. That being said, IANAL and this is not legal advice, so perhaps someone can confirm that the above would work. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/543ed05f.9090...@bitmessage.ch
