[Lazarus] My Lazarus logo using Inkscape

[Mattias Gaertner]

Graeme Geldenhuys <graeme at geldenhuys.co.uk> hat am 8. Januar 2013 um 13:08
geschrieben:
> On 01/07/13 22:45, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> >> And it is based on this image, i used it as guide lines to draw my own.
> >> http://nature.ca/notebooks/english/cheetah_p1.htm
> >> I am not a lawyer, so not sure if i break any license for the original
> >> image.
> >
> > AFAIK this depends on the country.
>
> Umm... A cheetah is a cheetah is a cheetah. Any cheetah looks pretty
> similar to any other cheetah in the wild. So it goes without saying that
> a drawing of a cheetah will look pretty similar to another drawing of a
> cheetah. In any case, the one is a drawing of a complete cheetah, the
> other is just of the head section. Very different. So I don't think
> Zaher has anything to worry about.

You are probably right, that Zaher has not to worry.

AFAIK in most countries it does not matter if you create a derivative work only
from parts of a drawing.
If the new work is a derivative work or if its resemblance is small enough to
claim a new work is a matter of the law+lawyers of the country of whatever
company wants to use this logo. Remember the "red bus" copyright case?

Mattias