Am 27.08.2024 12:07 schrieb Roberto A. Foglietta:
As long as it is a separate file. Instead, it is converted into a
bitmap data structure and embedded into the code, that is a derivative
work and can make a difference. IMHO.
Just a corner case, but written for sake of completeness.
That brings me to a thought.
The "original source" of the logo is an SVG file.
From that SVG we "generate" some png or ico files used as icons to
display in a file manager or the application GUI.
Might it be a way that the author of the original source (SVG) logo give
the project or persons (as members of the project) the exclusive right
to use and modify that SVG file, create derived works (png/ico files)
from it and publish them under our own license?
The SVG file does not need to be part of the public (and licensed)
repository.
We could put only the png/ico files into the repo and add a licence to
that files. The question keeps: What licence to choose then (that is
compatible to GNU/Linux Debian)?
It seems to me, without a trademark, we can not control for someone
reusing the logo in a different context. We have to accept that this can
happen.
