--part1_95.9e2e8.25ae8c9b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I realize we all got copies of this letter, and it has been distributed throughout several lists already, but am including it here for easy reference. I have already received a number of emails about this and I really think the Advisory Board needs to address the issue. My opinion is that we should either request that Rootsweb remove the USGenWeb logo from non-USGenWeb pages, as we have done with every other non-official site, or allow anyone to use the logo so long as it's a link back to the USGenWeb Project. Any attempt to be selective will be met with ugly accusations of discrimination, etc., and increases our vulnerability to litigation. Whichever we do, we ought to do as soon as possible to avoid further confusion to our volunteers and visitors alike. Virginia (Ginger) Cisewski "It takes two to speak the truth: one to talk, another to hear." ----Henry David Thoreau --part1_95.9e2e8.25ae8c9b_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <teylu@home.com> Received: from rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (rly-yd03.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.3]) by air-yd03.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:11:02 -0500 Received: from mail.rdc1.tn.home.com (ha1.rdc1.tn.home.com [24.2.7.66]) by rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:10:53 -0500 Received: from home.com ([24.2.25.34]) by mail.rdc1.tn.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with ESMTP id <20000112171039.UZLE9818.mail.rdc1.tn.home.com@home.com>; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:10:39 -0800 Message-ID: <387CB43A.6C90F6F7@home.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:05:00 -0600 From: Sandy <teylu@home.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net>, Joe Zsedeny <jzsed@slic.com>, Kay Mason <kmfkm@ptw.com>, Pam Reid <pamreid@home.com>, Holly Timm <hollyft@bright.net>, Ginger Hayes <gingerh@shawneelink.com>, Richard Howland <richpump@wf.net>, Tina Vickery <TVick65536@aol.com>, Joy Fisher <jfisher@ucla.edu>, Virginia Cisewski <FEATHER2s@aol.com>, Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25@compuserve.com>, Shari Handley <shari@klondyke.net>, Jim Powell <jpowelljr@gru.net>, Terri Pettit <pettit@Adobe.COM>, Betsy Mills <betsym@1starnet.com>, Gloria Mayfield <gbmayfield@tyler.net>, Barbara Dore <RootsLady@email.msn.com> CC: BOARD-L <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com>, CC-L <USGW-CC-L@usgennet.org> Subject: Use of USGW logo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tim and Members of the Advisory Board, I would appreciate clarification of the approval of use of the USGW Project logo by websites which are not member sites of the project. Specifically, have rights of the logo design been assigned to the USGW Project by thet designer? Has the logo been registered as a trademark of the USGW Project? If so, are we in a position to threaten enforcement of rights, which would necessitate pursuing civil litigation? (have we got money to do this?) I am further concerned by the appearance of disparity in who is allowed or not allowed to make use of the logo. Rootsweb.com, Inc. displays the USGW logo on EACH of its county "resource" pages, and claims on each of its county resource pages to be a SPONSOR of the USGW Project. When did the USGW Project begin aceepting commercial business sponsorships, and what are the details of the sponsorship agreement with Rootsweb.com, Inc? To whom are sponsorships offered, and what are the requirements? I would appreciate clarification on the matters of USGW Project logo use, as well as commercial sponsorships of the USGW Project. Thank you, Sandy cc for Vance Co, NC -------- Original Message -------- Subject: USGW-CC-L: USGenWeb Project Logo Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:33:56 -0700 From: C Hammett <carhammett@mindspring.com> Reply-To: USGW-CC-L@usgennet.org To: Tim.Stowell@mindspring.com, Coordinator@mindspring.com,USGenWeb Project <tstowell@chattanooga.net>, USGW-CC-L@usgennet.org Dear Mr. Stowell: Since the USGenWeb Project has apparently officially approved the use of the USGenWeb Project logo on non-USGenWeb Project sites by commercial corporations linking to the USGenWeb Project, I respectfully request clarification as to why USGenNet, a nonprofit corporation, is not accorded the same privilege (see below). USGenNet's reason for including the USGenWeb Project Logo on the below-referenced page was for clarity (lest anyone confuse USGenNet, a service organization, with the USGenWeb Project itself). Sincerely, Carole Hammett, Recording Secretary United States Genealogy Network, Inc. http://USGenNet.Org/ Co-Coordinator Warren Co, TNGenWeb Project http://www.tngennet.org/warren/ ===== Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 01:26:06 -0500 To: webmaster@usgennet.org From: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> Subject: http://www.usgennet.org/usgenweb.html Cc: board-exec-l@rootsweb.com Dear Sir or Madam: Please remove the USGenWeb logo from http://www.usgennet.org/usgenweb.html . This is our official copyrighted logo to be used only on officially approved USGenWeb sites. You may however use one of the logos shown at http://www.usgenweb.org/friends/friendslogo.html . You prompt attention to this matter will be appreciated. Timothy S Stowell email - tstowell@chattanooga.net Chattanooga, TN National Coordinator USGenWeb Project - http://www.usgenweb.org --part1_95.9e2e8.25ae8c9b_boundary--