[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: Intellectual Property Issue Re: Logo Competition in Commemoration of 10 Years of AFRINIC

Wed Oct 15 18:34:27 UTC 2014

Thank you Seun for fforwading Sam's tought about this Afrinic 10 years
celebration to the right community.
What do you think about ?
With my warmest regards.
Cheers !
-Olévié-


2014-10-15 16:18 GMT+00:00 Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com>:

> thanks Seun, I hope the detail is made clearer, especially for those who
> will toil for it.
> Remmy
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I am taking this discussion to the African list (so it can receive the
>> right attention). @Remmy i think the call includes a price will be awarded,
>> although it did not indicate what that would be nevertheless i expect any
>> winner would be sponsored to attend the event in other to at least receive
>> the certificate ;)
>>
>> Maybe its good all these details are listed on the package
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:20 AM, Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well Sam, you took the word, but for me, that was also why I sought
>>> clarification, because I really did not understand why AfriNIC should hold
>>> on to a design you declare non-winner and what exactly should be the
>>> motivation above the certification, which does not empower the person
>>> economically in any form. Appreciation of labour should start from home
>>> which in this case is AfriNIC.
>>>
>>> Whoever gets to designing or participating in such a contest invariably
>>> is not looking for certificate but economic value given the time and
>>> intellectual engagement to strategically think out something.
>>>
>>> I think very strongly AfriNIC should rethink about the prize, no matter
>>> who it will go to eventually. We as community should be able to encourage
>>> intellectualism. If it was that cheap, AfriNIC secretariat should have just
>>> put something together and tag it 10yr logo, I am sure no one will bleak.
>>>
>>> Best of the evening from Dubai.
>>> Remmy
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Sam Lanfranco <lanfran at yorku.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Olivier,
>>>>
>>>> In my personal opinion, and as an economist, I consider it unfortunate
>>>> in this otherwise good idea for a commemorative 10 Years of AFRINIC logo
>>>> that the contest is appropriating without any compensation the intellectual
>>>> property of the designers who submit designs. It would have been better to
>>>> offer a slightly more substantial prize than a certificate to the winning
>>>> design(s), and to leave ownership of the remaining designs in the hands of
>>>> the designers. It is also hard to figure out of what use the other 10-Year
>>>> designs would be to AFRINIC in any event.
>>>>
>>>> Sam L.
>>>>
>>>> On 2014-10-15 3:57 AM, Olévié Kouami posted the Logo Competition
>>>> details which included:
>>>>
>>>>> *** Disclaimer: The winning design of AFRINIC's 10 years and all other
>>>>> designs submitted will become the property of AFRINIC and cannot be used by
>>>>> designer for any other purpose.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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>> The key to understanding is humility - my view !
>>
>>
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>
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