I had forgotten Pebble used Tintin-themed code names (which I assume was the inspiration for the Snowy assistant app's name?)...
Tangentially & coincidentally related: the Tintin & Snowy[0] characters entered the/a Public Domain[1] at the beginning of this year!
Which means your lawyer might advise that you might now actually be able to use an actual original Snowy illustration[2] for the app logo...
I mention this primarily because I am currently (in theory) developing a Tintin-themed game for an annual Public Domain game jam[3]. In reality, I've spent more time trying to locate scans of Tintin-related documents/illustrations[4] that actually fall under the constraints necessary for even US Public Domain[5].
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[0] Milou.
[1] Well, actually[1a], maybe only in the US for 2025? And 2034 in Berne-associated countries? And 2054 in Belgium? Or any year if you're an AI, seemingly? Okay, perhaps it's better to not use an original illustration. Such are the joys of actually trying to interact with the Public Domain in good faith[1b].
[1b] It just now occurs to me to wonder whether or not Milou can actually be referred to as "Snowy" given Tintin wasn't translated into English until the 1950s (late 1950s for the use of the name "Snowy" rather "Milou") (and as late as 1989 for the first title "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets"), given translations are AIUI new works?
[4] Pretty interesting finding different variants on archive.org, e.g. [4a][4b][4c]. (After all, "entering the Public Domain" is not of much value if the related material isn't accessible or the status is unclear. (Which is why recent trends in FLOSS project copyright year ranges statements bug me...))
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I had forgotten Pebble used Tintin-themed code names (which I assume was the inspiration for the Snowy assistant app's name?)...
Tangentially & coincidentally related: the Tintin & Snowy[0] characters entered the/a Public Domain[1] at the beginning of this year!
Which means your lawyer might advise that you might now actually be able to use an actual original Snowy illustration[2] for the app logo...
I mention this primarily because I am currently (in theory) developing a Tintin-themed game for an annual Public Domain game jam[3]. In reality, I've spent more time trying to locate scans of Tintin-related documents/illustrations[4] that actually fall under the constraints necessary for even US Public Domain[5].
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[0] Milou.
[1] Well, actually[1a], maybe only in the US for 2025? And 2034 in Berne-associated countries? And 2054 in Belgium? Or any year if you're an AI, seemingly? Okay, perhaps it's better to not use an original illustration. Such are the joys of actually trying to interact with the Public Domain in good faith[1b].
[1a] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_in_the_Land_of_the_Sovi...
[1b] It just now occurs to me to wonder whether or not Milou can actually be referred to as "Snowy" given Tintin wasn't translated into English until the 1950s (late 1950s for the use of the name "Snowy" rather "Milou") (and as late as 1989 for the first title "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets"), given translations are AIUI new works?
[2] First appearance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tintin_and_Snowy_from_Tin...
[3] https://itch.io/jam/gaming-like-its-1929
[4] Pretty interesting finding different variants on archive.org, e.g. [4a][4b][4c]. (After all, "entering the Public Domain" is not of much value if the related material isn't accessible or the status is unclear. (Which is why recent trends in FLOSS project copyright year ranges statements bug me...))
[4a] Original French language album: https://archive.org/details/tintinnb/Francais/Tome%2001%20-%...
[4b] Second French language newspaper serialization: https://archive.org/details/cv-1930-50-pb/page/n3/mode/2up
[4c] Original physical illustration: https://archive.org/details/tome-01-herge-chronologie-dune-o...
[5] Okay, yeah, this kinda turned into a Public Domain rant, sorry? :)
(To bring it back to the topic at hand: "Hey, can't wait until this Pebble OS code enters the Public Domain in the year `2024 + YYY`." :) )