Technically you are right about the copyright.  Practically, it =
depends.

David, did you create the pumpkin or did you borrow it.

If you borrowed it, did it have a copyright symbol =A9 attached?

While the creator has a right to the copyright (assuming the creator =
was not
an employee for a company for which the pumpkin was created), the =
creator
cannot enforce the copyright until such time as he/she notifies us of
his/her desire to do so.  He/she can notify us verbally, in writing or =
by
affixing the copyright symbol =A9 to the copyrighted property. =20

Once informed, we must quit using the copyrighted property or pay up.

Therefore, if the creator didn't affix the copyright symbol =A9 to the =
pumpkin
I must assume that he/she does not wish to enforce his/her protection =
under
copyright law.

That combined with the fact that many (if not most) people in the Linux
community tend to share, I doubt we need to worry about copyright =
unless the
pumpkin has the copyright symbol =A9 affixed.

Interesting thought.  Since the pumpkin has the image of Tux on it, =
does
that mean that the pumpkin comes under GPL licensing.  If so, where is =
the
source code?  8-)=20

Just a thought.

That having been said, please do not infer that I am about getting =
around
copyright law.  'cause I am not!!!

Further, I vote for the pumpkin (if not copyright issues).  I think the =
logo
at the bottom servers it's purpose without shouting.  I think it has =
class.
YMMV

George

> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:59:23 -0700
> From: Alan Dayley <adayley@adtron.com>
> Subject: Re: Installfest flyer, v1.0 Beta
>=20
> George Gambill wrote:
>=20
> > I seem to remember that in the past PLUGers placed flyers=20
> like this around
... snip ...
>=20
> And, a question from me:  What is the source of the pumpkin=20
> image?  Has=20
> the copyright holder of the image allowed us directly or=20
> indirectly to=20
> use it?  Just because it is on the net, if that is where it=20
> came from,=20
> does not mean it can be used anywhere, by anyone?  If David=20
> created it=20
> then he can grant permission.  If not, we need to seek it or=20
> not use the=20
> image.
>=20
> Alan
>=20