cackers Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 This similarity between these logos has always bothered me. Bradford have had this logo for 10 years or so now and I guess if the NBA had an issue they would have done something about it. Or maybe now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazz013 Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I don't see the similarity. They're both frontal views of a bulls head, but otherwise completely different. The eyes are different, the horns are different, the noses are different, the ears are different, and the whole general shapes are different. Save the slugalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDX Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Not really similar, it is hard to have a major difference with bull faces but this isn't the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranium Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 It sure looks like they used the Chicago Bulls logo for a template. The basic outline is VERY similar with changes made to the placement of lines, adding detail to the ears, and extending the horns. Must not be close enough to bother Reinsdorf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneDavid Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 The basic outline is VERY similar with changes made to the placement of lines, adding detail to the ears, and extending the horns. THEY ARE BOTH HEADSHOTS OF BULLS. END SIMILARITY. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of people crying plagiarism when the only common element is the team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The basic outline is VERY similar with changes made to the placement of lines, adding detail to the ears, and extending the horns. THEY ARE BOTH HEADSHOTS OF BULLS. END SIMILARITY. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of people crying plagiarism when the only common element is the team name. Usually I'd agree with you, but I think your wrong here, David.I've never heard of the Bradford Bulls, and they made significant changes to the Chicago logo. Those two things are probably why we haven't seen legal action or anything.However, it seems pretty clear to me that Bradford took Chicago's logo and redrew it so it was different.It is not a ripoff persay, but the Bradford logo is obviously inspired by the Chicago logo. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snetsrak43 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The biggest similarity I see are those two lines under the eyes. I'm not sure that you would automatically think to draw those. Other than that I have to agree they are not similar enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The basic outline is VERY similar with changes made to the placement of lines, adding detail to the ears, and extending the horns. THEY ARE BOTH HEADSHOTS OF BULLS. END SIMILARITY. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of people crying plagiarism when the only common element is the team name. Usually I'd agree with you, but I think your wrong here, David.I've never heard of the Bradford Bulls, and they made significant changes to the Chicago logo. Those two things are probably why we haven't seen legal action or anything.However, it seems pretty clear to me that Bradford took Chicago's logo and redrew it so it was different.It is not a ripoff persay, but the Bradford logo is obviously inspired by the Chicago logo. The Bradford Bulls are a rugby league team. What's interesting is that part of the inspiration for the name did in fact come from the Chicago Bulls.http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_stampede...p?stampedeid=12 I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiny_ramone Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The basic outline is VERY similar with changes made to the placement of lines, adding detail to the ears, and extending the horns. THEY ARE BOTH HEADSHOTS OF BULLS. END SIMILARITY. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of people crying plagiarism when the only common element is the team name. Usually I'd agree with you, but I think your wrong here, David.I've never heard of the Bradford Bulls, and they made significant changes to the Chicago logo. Those two things are probably why we haven't seen legal action or anything.However, it seems pretty clear to me that Bradford took Chicago's logo and redrew it so it was different.It is not a ripoff persay, but the Bradford logo is obviously inspired by the Chicago logo. I disagree. The Bradford logo is inspired by the features of a bull, so is Chicago's. Does that mean that because Chicago's was around first that anything resembling a bull facing forward is plagiarism? facespace?http://www.myspace.com/seancalcottmusic http://www.myspace.com/forgottentoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Of course any logo of a bull facing forward is not plagarism. This isn't even plagerism. But this logo was drawn with the Chicago Bulls logo in mind. If I had any right to do so, I'd gurantee it. And I'm okay with that. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Nahh different colors and different horn shape BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiny_ramone Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Of course any logo of a bull facing forward is not plagarism. This isn't even plagerism. But this logo was drawn with the Chicago Bulls logo in mind. If I had any right to do so, I'd gurantee it. And I'm okay with that. With the way many British teams just outright ripoff logos, if they had the Chicago in mind while designing it, why wouldn't they just take it? A lot of other teams did. facespace?http://www.myspace.com/seancalcottmusic http://www.myspace.com/forgottentoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibsouper Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 It's strange that Chicago would let this slide. In Fort Worth, we have a CHL team, the Fort Worth Brahmas. They were months away from making their debut 8 or 9 years ago as the Bulls, but Chicago stepped in and threatened with legal action.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The Bulls I'm sure just don't have much of a case. Your looking at a different sport and country for one. And for another, the logo is far from a copy. I have no doubt of drastic inspiration, but the logo is plenty different. The Bulls could sue, but I don't htink they'd win. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmorss9 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 We can probably compare most of the logos from same animal named teams. Wild animals (within species) really don't have much to distinguish themselves from one another to those who do not work with them every day. It is similar, but again, only because it's a bull. "Hats for bats. Keep bats warm. Gracias" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 It's strange that Chicago would let this slide. In Fort Worth, we have a CHL team, the Fort Worth Brahmas. They were months away from making their debut 8 or 9 years ago as the Bulls, but Chicago stepped in and threatened with legal action.Chris It wasn't Chicago that threatened legal action, it was the ECHL Birmingham Bulls.A case of a team using the same name in a different sport at a different level stands no chance (say, KC vs. Reading Royals). But B'ham and Fort Worth were the same sport and arguably the same level, and so the original owners caved.Personally, I would have told B'Ham to STFU. Fort Worth has more claim to a cow name/logo than most anyone, and certainly more than B'Ham.With the current example, we're talking a different sport in a different country. There's no case here, and besides what court could claim jurisdiction... yh???).Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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