[Clipart] Copyrighted cliparts

[J. Alves]

> but only for printed
> goods such as bumper stickers, posters and stuff like this...also only if
> used commercially. Shouldn't be a problem on a clipart.

Well, I suspect it could be a problem, because OCAL stuff is public
domain -- which means users are allowed to do *anything* with it,
including printed goods and commercial use.

The question to me is if "Just do it!" would really be a problem. If a
commercial entity used this clipart, it is quite possible that they'd
be hearing from Nike's legal dept. Regular folks using this for
personal stuff probably are too low profile to even be noticed.

J

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Jarod Russel <JarodR at gmx.de> wrote:
> As far as I know "Just do it" is trademarked by nike, but only for printed
> goods such as bumper stickers, posters and stuff like this...also only if
> used commercially. Shouldn't be a problem on a clipart.
>
> Am 01-Jun-10 08:22 PM, schrieb Oleg Koptev:
>
> 2010/6/1 chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com>
>>
>> I need someones elses experience and ideas on this one. While I think the
>> clipart itself is fantastic, is there a problem with the words? Isn't that a
>> recognised brand or trademark of Nike? What should I do about it?
>> http://www.openclipart.org/detail/7981
>>
>> Cheers
>> Chovynz
>
> afaik Nike slogan is not copyrighted. the 'swoosh' is. on other hand -
> http://www.chinalawinsight.com/2010/03/articles/intellectual-property/just-do-it-protecting-advertising-slogans-in-china-part-ii/
> Here in particular clipart I cannot see any infringement onto Nike.
>
> boobaloo
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