Well...I hate to brag about my great art work, but here is my logo. I worked on it the better part of three days.
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Logo Trademark
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- Aug 18, 2016
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I have went ahead and created my own logo like I should have done in the first place. Different font, font not in same direction as other one, different type of image behind font. Talked to another screen printer and getting t-shirts. I also talked to a lawyer friend of mine who said sending him an email with logos before screen printer creates file for t-shirts should make it where no one can say I can't use my own creation. I hope. I don't see how anyone could control someone's else's logo they create just because I pay him to put it on a shirt.
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Found this on a graphic artist help website. I think as long as I don't allow the screen printer to change my logo I gave him in anyway, he can't stop me from using it anyway I want in the future. Not that I will have to worry about it but I didn't think the last screen printer would be a such a problem. Its a logo for a little girls softball team after all.
COPYRIGHT FACT #1 – Copyright exists the moment the art is in ‘fixed’ form.
A common misunderstanding is that you have to register something in order for it to be legally copyrighted. The truth is that as soon as a piece of art or other work is in ‘fixed’ form – meaning published on a tangible platform that is viewable by humans – then it’s copyright protected.
This means that the moment you draw a new character in your drawing pad, or save your next logo in Adobe Creative Suit, you officially own the work.
COPYRIGHT FACT #1 – Copyright exists the moment the art is in ‘fixed’ form.
A common misunderstanding is that you have to register something in order for it to be legally copyrighted. The truth is that as soon as a piece of art or other work is in ‘fixed’ form – meaning published on a tangible platform that is viewable by humans – then it’s copyright protected.
This means that the moment you draw a new character in your drawing pad, or save your next logo in Adobe Creative Suit, you officially own the work.
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read your Adobe info...they own some of it...
Didn't use Adobe
Me either... just because of that clause...
- Jun 29, 2013
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Here are the basics on copyright law: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html.
Not giving you any legal advice because this topic is way outside my expertise, but didn't the uniform creator just alter another image that he saw to create the uniform you wanted? An idea: Find the original artist who created the logo uniform guy altered and ask them if they mind you using something similar.
Not giving you any legal advice because this topic is way outside my expertise, but didn't the uniform creator just alter another image that he saw to create the uniform you wanted? An idea: Find the original artist who created the logo uniform guy altered and ask them if they mind you using something similar.
- May 16, 2016
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The real answer is, neither of you have rights, as you both ripped off someone else's logo from a google search, and used it as the basis for your logo. Your minor modifications do not alter the original creator's copyright.
Now, if the logo were 100% original, then the copyright belongs to the Artist who created it, your ideas, or inspiration are irrelevant. On the other-hand, if you go to a new artist, and recreate the logo with original artwork, then your shirt vendor also has no rights on the new logo.
Trademarks are different, and are required to be registered to be enforced, but they can protect "symbols" and "logos". I doubt the shirt vendor went to the trouble and expense of trademarking your softball team logo.
Now, if the logo were 100% original, then the copyright belongs to the Artist who created it, your ideas, or inspiration are irrelevant. On the other-hand, if you go to a new artist, and recreate the logo with original artwork, then your shirt vendor also has no rights on the new logo.
Trademarks are different, and are required to be registered to be enforced, but they can protect "symbols" and "logos". I doubt the shirt vendor went to the trouble and expense of trademarking your softball team logo.
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I hadn't seen the post until it showed up on the board this morning, Eric- was there some spam account that brought it up? I didn't pay that much attention to the dates of the other posts but will in the future.
