Comments on: Is it legal to sell paintings of commercial logo interpretations?

By: mo

mo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:51:48 +0000

Interpretations are fine, you just can’t use a logo by its self, there are a whole lot of laws involved here in the protection of trade mark branding.

If say for instance you painted a coke bottle with the logo quite clearly evident, then it comes under fair use, if you paint 2/3rds of a logo on a canvas, it is still under fair use, If you paint the logo in full visual of the beholder, you better get a license or permission in writing, before you start making income from it.

Fines are really high, and depending which country, can include jail time…Of course, that would mean, you made a lot of luca.

Since some of my paintings sell for a lot of luca, and are protected, they also, are completely of my own creative vision.

By: Doodle

Doodle — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:28:38 +0000

if it isnt exact then you should be fine, but it also depends who you are selling them to.

By: grouch2111

grouch2111 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:00:57 +0000

I wouldn’t worry to much about it. You see t-shirts with logos that look like a company, but, say something else all the time. Warhol had his campbells soup cans, right? I’d just go ahead and do it, let a lawyer deal with the law. Artist deal with the art!!

By: Jennifer D

Jennifer D — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:36:48 +0000

If the logo is still identifiable (for example, you put zebra print on a Coca Cola logo, etc.), it is copyright infringement. Most likely, you’ll get a Cease and Desist order from the court, and the copyright holder may come after you for court costs. It’s not worth it.