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the-blue-alliance / the-blue-alliance-android

An Android app for accessing information about the FIRST Robotics Competition.
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Flickr implementation & logo usage #74

Open brycematsuda opened 10 years ago

brycematsuda commented 10 years ago

I noticed Flickr was missing from the social media bar in event / team info, and was planning on implementing it when I found this:

Don't use the Flickr trademarks, unless you have explicit written permission. This includes calling an app built for a specific platform "Flickr". Please note that using the Flickr API does not include Flickr trademarks, such as the Flickr logo, dots, or the string "Flickr". At this time, if you want to use these trademarks, you can apply via our trademark permission process.

https://secure.flickr.com/services/developer/business/

I also saw they have badges to put on your website, so I'm a bit lost as if we can use the logo or not in the app, since it will link to a Flickr search like the TBA site. The other social media sites make it pretty clear that it's okay to use their logo for social media purposes so long as you're not messing it up too much.

https://secure.flickr.com/about/goodies/

Did the TBA site have to do anything special?

techguydave commented 10 years ago

To add even more confusion to the fire: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/permissions/

So, I'm guessing that we do need permission to use their logo as a link to their site? If so, that's pretty crazy, but they set the rules.