AOK66 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 So I recently did a helmet mockup, at the request of a buddy, using a major fashion brand as the sticker on the side of the helmet. Thought it looked pretty cool, so I posted it to my twitter page, and almost immediately got a comment saying it was copyright infringement and the brand is notorious for legally pursuing those who use their logo without permission. I do this for fun, never been paid for photoshop work or anything, and didn't want anything to do with that, so I promptly pulled the tweet down. My question is this... Are we all technically in copyright infringement every time we use a team's (or company's) actual logo in a mockup? Is a Cavs jersey mockup with sponsor patch technically infringing upon both the Cavs and Goodyear? What is the line, and how do we make sure not to cross it? Thanks, appreciate everyone's insight into this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotapalm Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I think this would apply: https://www.calawyersforthearts.org/article-fair-use-of-logos-in-artwork.html http://www.dakotapalmhelmets.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Moving this to "General Design" in hopes the thread gets a little more noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Echoing what Dakota says above, what you did falls under 'fair use' doctrine, especially considering that you're not intending to use it for profit motive. Go tell whoever commented on it to pound sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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