Gareth Bale on footy tops?

[Dave271069]

Can i legally put "BALE" on the back of a kids footy top?

[GoonerGary]

There's more than one Bale. He doesn't have a monopoly on it. It's a surname, I'm sure it's fine.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=bale

[Stitch Up]

I would say yes, just do it

[Bwfcuk]

No problem at all..

[Quinsfan]

What if it is on the back of a Wales shirt?


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[Dave271069]

Quinsfan, yes it was,
anyway one 7 year old boy walking round with a smile on his face, (so worth it)

[Quinsfan]

I was asking the question to see what people views were. I would have printed it as well.


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[socialgiraffe]

This enters into the copyright issue that has been debated many times on here....

You are offering a service of printing, if you place a sign in your shop that states something along the lines of "it is the customers responsibility to obtain copyright" then you can print what you like. There will be a lot of people here that will say you can not do this, however I have a site that prints Disney related items, it is nothing to do with Disney and although we have had several meetings with them there has never been the issue of copyright even though we can (and have) printed Mickey Mouse hundreds of times.

What we can not, and will never do, is sell an item as a Mickey Mouse item. In our instance it is a skin for your magic band where you can create your own design.

There are a few exceptions (money etc), but that is all.

Ask a DECENT lawyer and this is what they will tell you.

[Quinsfan]

I knew you would be along soon Mr Giraffe. I love the way this forums members are willing to help and advise other members. I was unsure of the correct legal standing myself but I knew that posting the Wales question would get the correct response.


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[socialgiraffe]

I was unsure of the correct legal standing myself but I knew that posting the Wales question would get the correct response.

There are quite a few on here that would disagree with my advice on copyright