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« on: November 10, 2009, 02:26:04 PM »
can i sell a monster energy drink decal online or is the logo copy right protected? i dont want to get sued. also is there a web sight or something out there that will show you if a certain logo is copy right or not thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 02:27:41 PM »
No you can't. It is trademarked.
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 02:32:45 PM »
Quote from: BannerJohn on November 10, 2009, 02:27:41 PM
No you can't. It is trademarked.

+1 most all company logos are traemarked
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2009, 07:40:58 PM »
what about betty boop decal, how can i find out if something is trade mark ? like simple tribal designs and what not.
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2009, 07:50:22 PM »
"Betty Boop" character and trademark is currently owned by Fleischer Studios, with the merchandising rights licensed to King Features Syndicate. (they own Popeye,too)
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2009, 07:52:47 PM »
Anything that you recognize (cartoon characters, company logos, tv/movie official logos, etc) is guaranteed copyrighted.  If you want to search, you can try uspto.gov.

Generic tribal artwork is probably not.
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