dakotapalm Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Is it a legal issue to print a slogan that is might be copyrighted (such as on one of these shirts:if it is not being used for sale, and is only used on shirts that I am making and paying for myself and the other guys on my team?Wondering how this works, if Nike or somebody might own the phrasing "No 1 Greater" or "Second to None," etc. http://www.dakotapalmhelmets.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZionEagle Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I don't think it would matter if it's non-profit or not. If nike owns that slogan, then you wouldn't be able to print it on your shirt. Reason? Because if nike made shirts with that slogan and you made shirts that looked similar they would still be losing money, even if you're not selling them, because by printing it on a shirt you're avoiding buying their shirt.But maybe it isn't trademarked/copyrighted, I don't know. "Winners never quit, and quitters never win." ~Vince Lombardi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotapalm Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 I guess my question is more about the phrasing, since we aren't making Kentucky t-shirts, we are making shirts for our futbol team in this situation. It'd be our own team's name with "No 1 Greater" or something like that.I guess to dot i's and cross t's, I'd need to look up if there is a trademark for Nike on the phrasing. http://www.dakotapalmhelmets.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDesign Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 All that matters is finding a printer who doesn't care, and making sure you don't wear the shirt in front of a Nike employee.Legal? Probably not quite. But I don't really see a moral issue with it in this instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 The printer would have both legal and moral issues, taking money for bootlegging. If you can find one that doesn't care, and you're not selling them or making any money in any way, then you're probably okay. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 You can probably make a copy of an Adidas shirt. It's not like they care about anything, anyway. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 it is copyrighted, because all original work is automatically copyrighted, but if it's trademarked that brings in some other issues. if there is no trademark and you print shirts that will NOT be sold or used to raise profit or awareness, then i believe that follows Fair Use, but don't quote me on that. like stated before, if its just a small batch for a team then its just about finding the printer. maybe check jakPrints.com GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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