[WEB4LIB] RE: Application Icons for Web

[Donna Schumann]

Actually, I was concerned about this same issue and e-mailed the Arthur
site to ask for permission to use an image of Arthur on our web-page menu.
I received a very nice reply saying that we were welcome to use Arthur's
image for our menu. 

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Donna Schumann                  Application System Specialist 
Timberland Regional Library     360-704-4542 FAX: 360-586-6838 
Olympia, Washington             schumann at timberland.lib.wa.us 

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Don Yarman wrote:

> Glenn Heiserman wrote:
> > Caution! If you are talking about icons for commercial applications
> > available on your system there maybe a violation of trademark or similar
> > laws.  This would be especially true if your network has remote access.
> 
> (Apparently this process ~can~ be more painful).
> 
> I'm hoping, in my innocent and naive way, that I'm not
> in violation of copyright laws.  These jpegs of the 
> application icons are only going to be used on my in-house
> menus.  Instead of what I currently have -- icons on
> the desktop -- I'll just have icons on a menu.
> 
> Yeah, sure, I'm certain someone could sue me for something.
> But I'm standing behind my good intentions:  toddlers
> can recognize the picture of Arthur and D.W. even if
> they can't read the words "Arthur's Reading Race."
> 
>      Your most humble and obedient servant,
> 
>                          Don Yarman
>                          Grandview Hts Public Library
>                          yarmando at clc.lib.oh.us
>