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Blot Brickworks

The end of days

Join date: 28 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,076

01-12-2009 16:45

I just had an item returned from Xstreet because it broke trademark regs.this was just a small mickey mouse priced item.Are the powers that be cracking down on this sort of stuff...Sl will be a lot lighter in content if they do.

I made a couple of changes and it is back out for sale again ,comments on if you think this is allowed please.

oops!!! I should not have said Mickey mouse LOL

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Ciaran Laval

Mostly Harmless

Join date: 11 Mar 2007

Posts: 7,951

01-12-2009 16:47

You market it as stout, not Guinness

Ceka Cianci

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Join date: 31 Jul 2006

Posts: 4,489

01-12-2009 18:16

i don't see anything wrong with it..you don't even have their logo on it anywhere lol

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Blot Brickworks

The end of days

Join date: 28 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,076

01-12-2009 18:31

Not now but I did,I think this new one should be Ok.I will check for other infringements and tweak them .

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Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath
/206/85/26

http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/

Osprey Therian

I want capslocklock

Join date: 6 Jul 2004

Posts: 5,049

01-12-2009 20:12

You could start a Brickworks Brewery

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Blot Brickworks

The end of days

Join date: 28 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,076

01-12-2009 22:31

Some people say I smell like one!!!!!

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Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath
/206/85/26

http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/

Maya Remblai

The one with pink hair.

Join date: 25 Mar 2006

Posts: 434

01-12-2009 22:49

Disney is notoriously nasty about their copyrights (to the point that I think ol' Walt would be spinning in his grave over the nastiness towards honest folk) so anything remotely Disney is going to be rejected by anyone who knows that, which is pretty much everyone business oriented.

As for the beer, that looks fine (and quite inviting) to me.

Aeslyn Dae

over and out

Join date: 12 Jul 2007

Posts: 453

01-13-2009 03:12

I expect XStreet have to think about staying clear of legal action which would be costly to defend.

Really creators here can't logically expect freedom from copybots and LL to *do* something about content theft and copyright on the one hand, then on the other think it's OK to appropriate someone's RL trademarks and blithely use legally protected images.

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Dekka Raymaker

thinking very hard

Join date: 4 Feb 2007

Posts: 3,898

01-13-2009 03:59

there's nothing wrong with that product now.

Blot Brickworks

The end of days

Join date: 28 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,076

01-13-2009 04:54

Thanks for the input guys .I will go with the new version but keep it inworld.Cheers

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Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath
/206/85/26

http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/

Yngwie Krogstad

Registered User

Join date: 7 Jun 2006

Posts: 233

01-13-2009 08:23

How about starting up Brickworks, like somebody else suggested, and creating your own original logo for it?

As it stands with that picture, it's still quite recognizable as the Guinness logo, just with a different name. You might be skating on some extremely thin ice there.

Edited to add: I like the sound of Brickworks Brewery too, it's got a nice ring.

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Blot Brickworks The end of days Join date: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	01-12-2009 16:45 I just had an item returned from Xstreet because it broke trademark regs.this was just a small mickey mouse priced item.Are the powers that be cracking down on this sort of stuff...Sl will be a lot lighter in content if they do. I made a couple of changes and it is back out for sale again ,comments on if you think this is allowed please. oops!!! I should not have said Mickey mouse LOL _____________________ Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath /206/85/26 http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/
Ciaran Laval Mostly Harmless Join date: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 7,951	01-12-2009 16:47 You market it as stout, not Guinness
Ceka Cianci SuperPremiumExcaliburAcc# Join date: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 4,489	01-12-2009 18:16 i don't see anything wrong with it..you don't even have their logo on it anywhere lol _____________________ Free Your Mind http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceka_cianci/
Blot Brickworks The end of days Join date: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	01-12-2009 18:31 Not now but I did,I think this new one should be Ok.I will check for other infringements and tweak them . _____________________ Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath /206/85/26 http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/
Osprey Therian I want capslocklock Join date: 6 Jul 2004 Posts: 5,049	01-12-2009 20:12 You could start a Brickworks Brewery _____________________ http:www.atomic-raygun.com Combat Cards in Europa [url=http://slurl.com/secondlife/grignano/118/116/]The Photography Studio in Grignano[/url] Mud! Mud! Glorious mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow, And there let us wallow in glorious mud. Flanders and Swan
Blot Brickworks The end of days Join date: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	01-12-2009 22:31 Some people say I smell like one!!!!! _____________________ Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath /206/85/26 http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/
Maya Remblai The one with pink hair. Join date: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 434	01-12-2009 22:49 Disney is notoriously nasty about their copyrights (to the point that I think ol' Walt would be spinning in his grave over the nastiness towards honest folk) so anything remotely Disney is going to be rejected by anyone who knows that, which is pretty much everyone business oriented. As for the beer, that looks fine (and quite inviting) to me.
Aeslyn Dae over and out Join date: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 453	01-13-2009 03:12 I expect XStreet have to think about staying clear of legal action which would be costly to defend. Really creators here can't logically expect freedom from copybots and LL to do something about content theft and copyright on the one hand, then on the other think it's OK to appropriate someone's RL trademarks and blithely use legally protected images. -- Aes
Dekka Raymaker thinking very hard Join date: 4 Feb 2007 Posts: 3,898	01-13-2009 03:59 there's nothing wrong with that product now.
Blot Brickworks The end of days Join date: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	01-13-2009 04:54 Thanks for the input guys .I will go with the new version but keep it inworld.Cheers _____________________ Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath /206/85/26 http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/
Yngwie Krogstad Registered User Join date: 7 Jun 2006 Posts: 233	01-13-2009 08:23 How about starting up Brickworks, like somebody else suggested, and creating your own original logo for it? As it stands with that picture, it's still quite recognizable as the Guinness logo, just with a different name. You might be skating on some extremely thin ice there. Edited to add: I like the sound of Brickworks Brewery too, it's got a nice ring.

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