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Possibly the most important addition is this: > Symbols added in this release (which aren't implemented as emojis) include a Creative Commons symbol, as well a

Possibly the most important addition is this: > Symbols added in this release (which aren't implemented as emojis) include a Creative Commons symbol, as well as other related glyphs for non-commercial licences, or to indicate where attribution is required. So you can now indicate license requirements, such as attribution, share-alike, or non-commercial use only. Those can apply to a vast number of works, so does nice to have easily-accessed standard symbols for it. It also adds symbols for some older machines, which will make discussing them easier. And yes, it has new emojis. But it is worth noting that the total number of emojis is a very small portion of the Unicode characters.

pwdisswordfish2 7y ago
Was it not Unicode policy not to include logos/trademarks as characters? What changed? (This is why there is no Apple logo or character for TAFKATAFKAP, for one thing.)
- slipheen 7y ago
  They discussed the trademark issue a bit in their filing- https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-Unicode-Character-Proposal_2016-10-17.pdf https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-Un... The CC logo and icons as a matter of trademark law are governed by CC’s trademark policy, which specifies conditions of their use “in a manner reasonable to the medium and context.” According to Unicode criteria for encoding symbols, a trademark weakens, but does not disqualify, the case for encoding. As such, we would like to address this point directly, in addition to emphasizing the criteria that strengthens the case for encoding. So as to be sure there exists no misunderstanding, CC is seeking inclusion of the CC logo and icons in the Unicode standard notwithstanding that CC asserts trademark rights in its logo and icons. The aims of Unicode and the CC trademark policy are not antagonistic to one another. It is perfectly consonant with the purposes for Unicode to allow trademarked logos and icons into its standard without jeopardizing trademark rights of the requesting organization. Especially where, as here, there is a clear and public trademark policy by the submitting organization in place that clarifies when and how the logo and icons may be used, and such marks are ubiquitous. Though the CC logo and icons are trademarked, they are a widely-used functional marking tool that indicates permissive use as an alternative to the well-known © symbol, followed by the icons that represent those terms. As such, they were accepted and celebrated by MoMA into its permanent collection,6 alongside universal icons such as the @ symbol and the International Symbol for Recycling—both of which are encoded in the Unicode standard. Encoding the CC logo and icons in UCS would more easily enable creators to mark their works as consistent with CC’s trademark reasonable to the medium and context, in this case within text-based editors.
  - nfoz 7y ago
    Would it be theoretically possible for CC to change its trademark policy on those symbols in a way that affects documents that use them?
guug 7y ago
Was excited when I read your comment, but then looked at the new update and couldn't find an encircled, vertically-flipped C (i.e. copyleft licenses) among the new additions :(
- anjbe 7y ago
  That’s because U+1F12F 🄯 was already added in Unicode 11.0.

pwdisswordfish2 7y ago

Was it not Unicode policy not to include logos/trademarks as characters? What changed? (This is why there is no Apple logo or character for TAFKATAFKAP, for one thing.)

slipheen 7y ago
They discussed the trademark issue a bit in their filing- https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-Unicode-Character-Proposal_2016-10-17.pdf https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-Un... The CC logo and icons as a matter of trademark law are governed by CC’s trademark policy, which specifies conditions of their use “in a manner reasonable to the medium and context.” According to Unicode criteria for encoding symbols, a trademark weakens, but does not disqualify, the case for encoding. As such, we would like to address this point directly, in addition to emphasizing the criteria that strengthens the case for encoding. So as to be sure there exists no misunderstanding, CC is seeking inclusion of the CC logo and icons in the Unicode standard notwithstanding that CC asserts trademark rights in its logo and icons. The aims of Unicode and the CC trademark policy are not antagonistic to one another. It is perfectly consonant with the purposes for Unicode to allow trademarked logos and icons into its standard without jeopardizing trademark rights of the requesting organization. Especially where, as here, there is a clear and public trademark policy by the submitting organization in place that clarifies when and how the logo and icons may be used, and such marks are ubiquitous. Though the CC logo and icons are trademarked, they are a widely-used functional marking tool that indicates permissive use as an alternative to the well-known © symbol, followed by the icons that represent those terms. As such, they were accepted and celebrated by MoMA into its permanent collection,6 alongside universal icons such as the @ symbol and the International Symbol for Recycling—both of which are encoded in the Unicode standard. Encoding the CC logo and icons in UCS would more easily enable creators to mark their works as consistent with CC’s trademark reasonable to the medium and context, in this case within text-based editors.
- nfoz 7y ago
  Would it be theoretically possible for CC to change its trademark policy on those symbols in a way that affects documents that use them?

guug 7y ago

Was excited when I read your comment, but then looked at the new update and couldn't find an encircled, vertically-flipped C (i.e. copyleft licenses) among the new additions :(

anjbe 7y ago
That’s because U+1F12F 🄯 was already added in Unicode 11.0.