From: Adam Twardoch (list.adam@twardoch.com)
Date: Wed May 09 2007 - 15:40:01 CDT
Is the AK-47 used as a decoration of the alif in the symbol of Hisbollah
up for being encoded? Perhaps under a mnemonic code a la "U+1AC47" or
something.
A.
Philippe Verdy wrote:
> Petr Tomasek wrote:
>
>> BTW, how is it with encoding other religous symbols?
>> I missed e.g. a symbol for calix...
>>
>> I recall there was a consent to encode more symbols (not
>> just the religious one) into unicode (but not into BMP or SMP).
>>
>> Are there any proposals (or at least list of possible symbols)?
>>
>
> Other possible symbols: crowns, palms, keys, medals, tigers, eagles,
> heraldic symbols, and other symbols of honor, ... which may be used as
> ideographic qualifiers within text.
>
> But some of them are regulated and not permitted for general use, as they
> are logograms (defined and protected by law), or sometimes completely banned
> in general publications (except for very strictly limited usage).
>
> Some religious (sects) and political movements are also protecting their
> symbols with copyrights (so they are not encodable) and will not even accept
> variants of these logos linked to the name of their movement. Even the
> simple naming of the character in a standard may be outrageous.
>
> At least, the only symbols that should be encoded are those defended by a
> community or organization that has a legal existence in at least one
> country, and that has a recognized legal right to use the symbol or logo
> without having to ask to another person owning the associated rights, and
> that accepts it for use in general applications by anyone.
>
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