Will you get sued if you make accessories from famous logos like Twitter, Facebook, etc. and sell on Etsy.com?

[i]

Will you REALLY get sued if you make accessories like earrings or necklaces based from famous logos like Twitter, Facebook, etc. and sell them online like Etsy.com? I got on the Twitter brand assets and usage guidelines and from the Merchandise section, caught this:

"Use the Twitter name, the Twitter bird, Tweet, or any other confusingly similar marks on any apparel, product, toy, or any other merchandise."

But from what I understand is that it may not allow usage of the logo to represent another company. Ex: Making a mug, marking it with a different logo, but it is just used to "make a sale" or just a promotion gig.. Something like that.

[fantomazz]

If its not YOUR brand, its illegal to use it to promote selling stuff.

[Ryan]

Legally speaking, Usage of the specific logo or name of a company for profit can result in a lawsuit if royalties or some other commiseration are not met, however, if selling something on Etsy that merely looks similar to a company logo would hardly be worth said company's legal department's time, unless you're making thousands of dollars on it. Most companies prefer to regard as free advertising, but I can't speak for all companies.

[Arthur]

you might. you might not.

[anonymous]

You'd get a not to friendly "cease and desist" letter from the companies' lawyers. If you stopped, you wouldn't get sued. If you didn't, it depends on how busy their lawyers are.