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Is it infringement? Advice please

6 September 2011 18:44

Hi all

Looking for some advice on a design and whether I can use it for selling on t-shirts/prints. It is a play on words using the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back (logo I guess it is). So it obviously looks very similar although the image and words are both changed in places. I want to use it for t-shirts/prints but not sure what is allowed in terms of infringement. I was originally thinking it was unlikely I could use it, but having seen others prints for sale at professional design shows that used other peoples logos and symbols directly I thought maybe it was OK. Anyone actually know anything about this?

Thanks a lot for any help

Mark

playboy_bunnie 1 October 2011 17:30

To be honest Mark, these people who have these little print shops and who make t-shirts, aren't large companies, nor do they last very long.
I think they just 'chance it' in using copyrighted work, with the hopes no-one would snitch on them.

Personally, its upto you whether its worth taking the risk or not, financially; are you going to gain in money, what you'd potentially have to pay out if sued?
SarahSimpsons 10 July 2012 08:15

markmorton, post: 18108 a écrit : Hi all

Looking for some advice on a design and whether I can use it for selling on t-shirts/prints. It is a play on words using the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back (logo I guess it is). So it obviously looks very similar although the image and words are both changed in places. I want to use it for t-shirts/prints but not sure what is allowed in terms of infringement. I was originally thinking it was unlikely I could use it, but having seen others prints for sale at professional design shows that used other peoples logos and symbols directly I thought maybe it was OK. Anyone actually know anything about this?

Thanks a lot for any help

Mark
If you asked me about this a few years back, I would say sure, just "chance it".

But times have changed and personally, I would't risk it these days.

Hope that helps Mark.

Good luck.
mary444 19 November 2012 08:26

I cant suggest you you anything right now ... But I would must say Good Luck to you!