Bug#813877: alienblaster content is used non-dfsg and legal problematic content.

[Markus Koschany]

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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 17:51:58 +0900 Kouta Ikematsu
<kame55-itasenpara123 at y2.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
> Package: alienblaster-data
> Severity: serious
> 
> Hello.
> 
> alienblaster content (not code) is used "Red Cross flag".
> This is "Health item" image. (Restore Player's Health)
> 
> "Red Cross flag" is non-free, because this image is not freely use. (Violate DFSG)
> I think that this is misuse, It is violate of law.
> 
> https://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl-nat.nsf/a24d1cf3344e99934125673e00508142/57a872a8776b3fc9c12572d700386930/$FILE/The%20Geneva%20Distinctive%20Emblems%20Protection%20Act%20of%202006.pdf
> 
> http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO159.html
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Reference:
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305233

Hello,

please clarify what image exactly is violating the law. I have looked
through all bmp files in alienblaster's images directory but couldn't
find the exact same image. There is one image with a red cross but this
one is not copyrightable. It is far too common and generic. Please also
note that there is a difference between trademark and copyright but
currently I don't see a violation of either of them.

Regards,

Markus

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