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

Wed Oct 22 10:49:40 UTC 2014

Dear Remmy,

Thank you for voicing your concerns.  Apologies for the delayed response.
Please find some clarifications about the logo competition:

The winner will be given a grant of up to $1,500 USD to attend one of the following events of his/her choosing:
*** AIS 2015 in Tunis
*** ICANN 52 in Marrakech
*** IGF 2015 in Brasil
*** AFRINIC meeting in Nov 2015 
*** any other RIR meeting taking place in 2015

The prize will either cover airfare (which will be booked by AFRINIC) or accommodations to chosen event (amount of no more than $1,500 will be transferred directly in winner’s name)
Grant cannot be transferred to any other individual and cannot be remitted in cash.
Grant must be used by December 1, 2015 or will be forfeited.
Any additional charges to attend chosen event will be the responsibility of prize winner

The winner of the competition will be recognised for his/her work and a list of all competition participants will be published on the AFRINIC website.

More information can be found on our AFRINIC-21 website at http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/agenda/logo-competition

Regards,
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Gaëlle Anta Fall (Ms)
Head of Communications & PR, AFRINIC Ltd.
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www.afrinic.net
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On Oct 15, 2014, at 8:18 PM, Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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