Thanks for all the great comments. I'll have a word with the brewery and see what we can come up with.
and Yes I did do the Castle Tavern site as well!! (Noticed a theme in the design??)
Rgds, Bruce.
I did look on the Camra site for a usage policy and didn't find one.
I'm not claiming anything with the logo, simply giving them free advertising and a link.
How could they object to that?? If they do, I'll take it down.
Rgds, Bruce.
Great, looks like I'm ok anyway then.
Rgds,
Right hand column of the CAMRA home page Bruce. Follow the link and then the the top link on the page that comes up.
It's not quite that simple, and the explanation on the link page isn't particularly clear. The best thing to do is contact HQ via the address given there.
The thing people are pointing at is the use of the logo which is just there, with no explanatory text (perhaps a small passage saying something about CAMRA and then "more information can be found here")
One says " I know who CAMRA are and you should too." the other suggests that there may be some approval by CAMRA. (which may be the case but rarely to the extent of use of corporate image.)
Links to the CAMRA site should usually be to the home page, i.e.
Linking to other parts of the site poses some risk, as the page or service to which you link may move or become unavailable.
The CAMRA logo and its variants are registered trademarks and subject to copyright. They may only be used by permission. You may however use one of the following images for link purposes:
followed by one of the logos I am using.
So as far as I can see, I am using their logo in a way they specifically permit, so how can that be wrong.
Even without the usage policy, I am using their logo to adverise their site, so I would be more than happy to stand up in court and defend that, what the hell is the internet without links!!!!!!!
In article , Bruce Hartley wrote: From the web site.
As you have noted:
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As I said not particularly clear. However I do know that you should contact HQ before using any variant of the logo.
I'm not trying to be awkward or anything, but none of us should try and second guess what HQ and the National Executive will or will not permit.
A simple e-mail will clarify the situation. As you say it is all advertising after all.
As Bruce says the wording on the CAMRA website seems clear - you're making quite a kerfuffle!.
I'll check with Newman's, but I would imagine it is a Cave Lion.
"The Museum's archive of fossil mammal bones came primarily from the famous bone caves of the western Mendip Hills. The material was excavated by two nineteenth century collectors, the Revd. David Williams and William Beard, who together amassed some 15,000 specimens. The bones range in age from
40,000 to 250,000 years old. Most of the cave deposits are thought to represent vast accumulations of rotted carcasses built-up over some 200,000 years. The caves received carcasses and sediments at different times, largely washed in by storm-produced floods. The animals represented are: wolf, fox, hare, spotted hyaena, cave lion, cave bear, woolly rhinoceros, hippopotamus, straight-tusked elephant, woolly mammoth, bison, elk, hog, horse, ox, pig and at least 5 genera of deer - including a very important reindeer component."
Just a thought - it's not immediately obvious where the brewery is, and your website visitors could be anywhere on the planet. I've never heard of Banwell and I'm only vaguely aware of the location of the Mendips (somewhere south of Bristol and north of the English Channel, I think). It might help to tell people that the brewery is in the south of England, or even to add a little map.
Independent has three Es and no As - as you will notice if you follow the link to SIBA.
All the links seem to work and the pages load quickly. Graphics are clear and sharp but still small in size. There are no unnecessary gimmicks and gizmos that might distract your visitors or prevent them from finding the information they're after easily. IME most visitors to this kind of website are looking for the brewery's name, postal address and phone number, plus a description of the beers that are regularly available. So ticks in all the boxes as far as I'm concerned
- nice work.
Thanks v.much.
Rgds, Bruce.
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