__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Friday 04 August 2006 16:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:46:04 +0100
> <4205182.JkD5ggmWuu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Sold! On Open Source
>>
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>> | Building an open source-based infrastructure has helped Bonhams compete
>> | with the auction industry superpowers
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>> http://cio.idg.com.au/index.php/id;352783946;fp;16;fpid;0
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>>
>>
>> Gore meets Tux (see video)
>>
>>
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Parody_of_Al_Gore_Film_tied_0803.html#comments
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>>
>>
>> Microsoft predicts 10-year road to online riches
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/03/microsoft_mundie_investment/
>
> Ugh. That figures. I don't know how well-researched
> Al Gore's film is, but this Toutsmith video verges on
> the absurdly silly. That it uses Tux (and Tux is *very*
> easy to recognize, for anyone who's been around Linux)
> should offend us open source fans, or at least annoy them.
> (It certainly makes me wonder.)
>
> Of course, that may be up to the copyright holders, which Wiki
> identifies as Larry Ewing, Simon Budig, and Anja Gerwinski:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tux.svg
>
> and the license, which simply requires mention thereof.
>
> Tux is clearly used, and I for one am not certain that
> these individuals are mentioned in the credits, or not.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZSqXUSwHRI
>
> has the video, but no credits as such. Do Larry, Aimon, and
> Anja have a case to sue? (Would it be worth the effort?)
Have a look:
http://www.roblimo.com/node/144
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| "Al Gore's Penguin Army" Video Misuses Linux Mascot
|
| The somewhat popular YouTube video, Al Gore's Penguin Army, misuses
| the famous Linux mascot, Tux. And no credit is given to Tux's creator,
| Larry Ewing. Shame, shame, shame!
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