GIP: Bug Report

[cjsmith]

This icon needed to be made.

Source.

I think Creative Commons allows for this kind of thing, but if somebody here thinks not, let me know. I respect xkcd and its creator.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Randall Munroe has always been fine with folks using his images as long as they're not making money off them. deyo has a t-shirt of one of the designs RM hasn't put on shirts himself. He wrote, asked for permission, and got it for just one shirt, just for himself, no sales. So I'm pretty sure the answer is "go forth and make icons."

[brooksmoses]

Indeed. Specifically, the version of Creative Commons that he's licensed them under allows making new things from them, and sharing them, so long as the author is attributed (and "a note in one's icon list" seems to be the way that's done) and it's not commercial.

This seems to quite clearly fit that, to me. If you want an actual legal opinion, of course, ask a lawyer. :)

[rfrench.livejournal.com]

"You can post xkcd in your blog (whether ad-supported or not) with no need to get my permission."

I think you're cool...

[shoutingboy.livejournal.com]

This is on the bottom of the page:

(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/).
This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details (http://xkcd.com/license.html).

That first linky (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/) specifically says you can "remix" the work, which would include making a userpic.

You do need to provide attribution, but I think linking to the original in the userpic's description would qualify. Just saying "from XKCD" (as you do) is probably sufficient, but I usually include the URL itself (since http://xkcd.com/258/ is plenty short enough to put in a userpic description field).

Hey, wait, in fact, I see this on the XKCD.com "license" page: (http://xkcd.com/license.html)

"...Or you can make Livejournal icons from them, but -- if possible -- put xkcd.com in the comment field."

Guess that settles it!

P.S. So sorry I missed you yesterday! E had a bit of a setback (she's totally fine now), so I spent the afternoon looking after her. Wish I could've made it to the picnic, though.

Re: I think you're cool...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh awesome! I hadn't read that level of detail. Thank you.

Sorry to hear about E. I wondered vocally several times whether the two of you would make it; I would have enjoyed seeing you. I'm sorry it wasn't possible. (But I'm glad E had you there with her.)