Is this legal?

[jennywren]

* If you are the intellectual copyright holder or owner of a design on this site and you would like it removed, please contact us with your name, contact information, the design name and number, the html page it is located on and the reasons behind this design being removed

I saw this on a website and clearly 70% of it was logos for bike, cars, British legion poppy in fact most of it look copyrighted and it was advertised in a major magazine. Not going to say were but you could the whole lot for 1000 and there was hundreds of embroidery designs. I was tempted to complain but where. Phoning them would have done no good as it was a rip off and they would not have cared

[pisquee]

IF it was our designs on there, then I wouldn't just want it removed, but want paying a retrospective license free and royalties on all previous sales.

[jennywren]

Does putting that on the website means that you cannot be held responsible for what you sell

[GoonerGary]

Trading standards, but since you are not one of the copyright owners it would be difficult to complain. You could contact the individual companies and let them take action. I think I've got contact addresses for most of the automotive companies.

But got to love that disclaimer, admitting that they are illegally infringing trademarks. Perhaps they got their legal advice from tabberone?

[GoonerGary]

Does putting that on the website means that you cannot be held responsible for what you sell

No it means you are admitting illegal activity!

[mrs maggot]

mostly on embroidery sites, where there is a download available, and there terms are

TERMS OF USE XXXX copyrights all original artwork.

This copyright covers all the designs displayed in our catalogues, flyers, home embroidery collections, all promotional advertising and this website.

Copyright of some images are respective of their owner and their copyright terms and conditions. XXXX prosecutes copyright infringements to the fullest extent of the law. You cannot legally copy our artwork, by any means, for example, scanning, photocopies, or electronic transfer.

Copyright Law protects your best interests, as well as ours.

When you purchase a XXXlogo from XXXdesign, you only obtain a license to embroider that design on fabric at one location.

[GoonerGary]

I found the American site you are talking about. I'll assume the images come from clip art sites and are then "digitized" for their process. It's hard to say unless you see the original image.

[jennywren]

Here it is, in the Printwear and Promotion www.embroiderymill.co.uk. I could be wrong but I had a flick through some pics

[mrs maggot]

their terms seem very similar to stock designs

[jennywren]

The poppy and military crest are crown copyright even they must know that