LOCKED - DS, you should make something like this for MSU and sell it.
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Ok, never mind on Customink. I received this email after trying to order one. Damn...
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While checking on your order, I noticed that your design uses content that is protected by trademark or copyright. Schools protect the use of their name, as well as mascots and logos that are associated with the school. If you can get written permission from a licensing official or another member of the university administration authorized to provide approval please submit it to us at[email protected]<wbr style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">. Also, please include the email address your order is placed under, or order number, if emailing from another address.
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How about drinking for my state with bulldogs getting trashed hanging from the letters. Saw one of those in St Louis for a group of friends with the Cardinals drinking and hanging off the bat.
Use the 1960's/1970's apollo M logo. Or the Felker style MS logo. Throw it on a Comfort Colors shirt and market it as "vintage" and that thing would sell like hot cakes.
Hey thats me! ya like everyone has presumed we may have a problem with using those logos. I am going to give one to Jonny and we should have a photo of it but I'm not going to cause any trouble to try and make these unless there is a trademark lawyer on the board that could give us advice in going forward, last thing im going to do is take away $$ from MSU, Lord knows we need it but id love for them to give the greenlight on something like this. PM me here or follow or shoot me a DM on twitter @zerosktr151
T-shirt that has some variation of the following
"This is OUR cure" W a bottle of jack and an MSU logo
"This is OUR reason" (for football season) W a bottle, MSU logo and a football
"This is OUR cure" W a bottle of jack and an MSU logo
"This is OUR reason" (for football season) W a bottle, MSU logo and a football
I tried to buy one from that site you originally linked to in this thread last week. Placed an order, paid, and all. Two days later the company calls and says no dice due to licensing such and such with the school.
Is it legit this time? Because I want one of these damn things.
Is it legit this time? Because I want one of these damn things.
I hope so. The same thing happened with me. I can't promise that the same thing won't happened here. It's real tricky. I ordered one from Zazzle.com and actually got it, but when I tried to sell it they wouldn't allow me. I now think it was based on the tags for the shirt I had listed. So with Cafepress I didn't use any tags that would set off any signals. If you do order and get it, please let me know.
Not to try to sound like the last boy scout but I'm not ordering one unless it is legit.
No way MSU signs off on these shirts but that doesn't make them any less awesome! I want one of every single option ha
With the logo being altered, it's an easy argument for legit fair use. However, depending on how you identify the product for sale on the shirt websites, their flags will catch it (bc they are designed to prevent infringement). I think that's his only problem.
Here's the semi-official response from our licensing department, and Lawdawg pretty much nailed it.
After I asked what would have to be done in order to prevent university involvement...
So in other words, it's not that you can't use a bulldog logo or a big M. You just can't use one that's trademarked by the university. You might be able to fight it with an altered version, but I'm doubting that you'd even want to get into that.
After I asked what would have to be done in order to prevent university involvement...
So in other words, it's not that you can't use a bulldog logo or a big M. You just can't use one that's trademarked by the university. You might be able to fight it with an altered version, but I'm doubting that you'd even want to get into that.
What about using the old bulldog logo?
This guy:
Or maybe just the bulldog face off this logo?
I'm not sure if it's still considered licensed by the University since we got all new logos recently. Could be worth looking into.
ETA: I know nothing about licensing.
This guy:
Or maybe just the bulldog face off this logo?
I'm not sure if it's still considered licensed by the University since we got all new logos recently. Could be worth looking into.
ETA: I know nothing about licensing.
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Thanks for looking into that. I figured that was the policy. I'm going to leave the shirts up at the link I posted earlier until they say something. So get it while you can! If any one comes up with any other ideas let me know. As far as reworking the image using something else, I'm not sure it's worth it. If we were to use something else that wasn't licensed I think the whole thing would be lost in translation.
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Alright, sorry guys but it doesn't look like it's going to work on the link I provided at CafePress. I just logged in and saw that they were flagged. I didn't use any tags or description that would lead to MSU, but I guess they're looking into the image. If anyone tried to purchase and it gets denied I apologize. Looks like there's no real way around this right now. Damn, oh well.
Alright, sorry guys but it doesn't look like it's going to work on the link I provided at CafePress. I just logged in and saw that they were flagged. I didn't use any tags or description that would lead to MSU, but I guess they're looking into the image. If anyone tried to purchase and it gets denied I apologize. Looks like there's no real way around this right now. Damn, oh well.
I think you would definitely need to remove the M-state logo from the background, because it is definitely trademarked and not altered.
You have altered the trademarked bulldog logo for satirical purposes. So (1) you aren't using the trademarked logo, and (2) even if you are, you are using it in a clearly parody-type manner.
I think you're covered by fair use, but if they want to fight you over it, you're gonna need a lawyer and just hiring one would be pricy. I am sure you really don't want to fight like that over one (hilarious) tshirt design.
That said, if they send a cease and desist letter and you comply, I doubt it would go any further. So there's that, if you can find anyone to print them.
/this is a message board post and should therefore not be considered legal advice, and besides, who takes legal advice from a message board anyway?
You have altered the trademarked bulldog logo for satirical purposes. So (1) you aren't using the trademarked logo, and (2) even if you are, you are using it in a clearly parody-type manner.
I think you're covered by fair use, but if they want to fight you over it, you're gonna need a lawyer and just hiring one would be pricy. I am sure you really don't want to fight like that over one (hilarious) tshirt design.
That said, if they send a cease and desist letter and you comply, I doubt it would go any further. So there's that, if you can find anyone to print them.
/this is a message board post and should therefore not be considered legal advice, and besides, who takes legal advice from a message board anyway?
OK, hope this isn't getting too old yet. I thought about this for a little while and dove back into photoshop. Decided to take this old school. I believe that after these alterations there is nothing in this image that could be claimed copyrighted but still maintains the MSU fill to it. What do you think about this rendition?
OK, hope this isn't getting too old yet. I thought about this for a little while and dove back into photoshop. Decided to take this old school. I believe that after these alterations there is nothing in this image that could be claimed copyrighted but still maintains the MSU fill to it. What do you think about this rendition?
I like this even more.
I done some Hail 17'n State shirts on Zazzle and they passed and are still in my store...as well as Dak Attack shirts..ha. I guess you have to find the loop holes.
OK, hope this isn't getting too old yet. I thought about this for a little while and dove back into photoshop. Decided to take this old school. I believe that after these alterations there is nothing in this image that could be claimed copyrighted but still maintains the MSU fill to it. What do you think about this rendition?
Yes.
Im just waiting on the final rendition and I will buy one.
I know, late to the game, but I think it should read "OUR Team Makes Me Drink".
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I went with the site that got this whole thing started. This is what I got:
You can purchase it here: http://teespring.com/dawgsdrink
You can purchase it here: http://teespring.com/dawgsdrink
I went with the site that got this whole thing started. This is what I got:
You can purchase it here: http://teespring.com/dawgsdrink
Bought. Can't wait to get it. It says it will ship after the "campaign"...any idea how long that will be, Jim Ellis?
I had the "campaign" run for 10 day. After the 10 days it will ship IF the goal of 30 sells is met. Hopefully we can get 30 of these sold in 10 days!!!
http://teespring.com/dawgsdrink
http://teespring.com/dawgsdrink
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