Comments on: Google’s doodle boo boo?

By: Peter Patton

Peter Patton — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:03:42 +0000

Surely this article misses the real issue. And that is that January 26 is Australia Day, not Aborigines Day. How could Google even think of such an offensive gesture?

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:45:19 +0000

I don’t know about that — having copyright can also prevent exploitation of the symbol. In the opensource world trademarks are used for a similar purpose.

By: Mr T.

Mr T. — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:26:58 +0000

The people that have come out looking badly is Mr. Thomas and the Aboriginal Movement. They have adopted a symbol for which someone has copyright. That beggars belief.

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:23:37 +0000

Google’s policy is not to pay for these sorts of things. They didn’t choose the winning entry directly, but they did choose to obey the law. It’s a storm in a teacup.

By: Typeboard

Typeboard — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:15:20 +0000

[...] mentioned in a comment from my previous post by Club Troppo, the reason why the aboriginal flag was removed was because the flag was protected by copyright and [...]

By: thekaratekid

thekaratekid — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:40:53 +0000

I think it seems quite ridiculous on behalf of both parties concerned that the Aboriginal flag could not be used in the Google doodle. And sends a message again of the great divide. I think it is sad that the adult world has curtailed a young girl’s vision for her Australia. What a shame.