Will you get sued if you make accessories from famous logos like Twitter, Facebook, etc. and sell on Etsy.com?
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03-24-2014, 04:51 PM
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Will you get sued if you make accessories from famous logos like Twitter, Facebook, etc. and sell on Etsy.com?
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. Ads |
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03-24-2014, 05:01 PM
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If its not YOUR brand, its illegal to use it to promote selling stuff.
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03-24-2014, 05:08 PM
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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.
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03-24-2014, 05:12 PM
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you might. you might not.
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03-24-2014, 05:19 PM
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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.
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