How to protect a slogan

[Paul]

I think copyright sentences should be baned. I love london, i'll be back etc.... They only a worlds for good sake. Is language dont belong to all of us???

[mrs maggot]

i think the whole i heart london etc has now gone paul, the company that set it all up were challenged, chatted to someone at the show and they were telling me

[Charlie_]

It was good for them while it lasted no doubt ....

[gstk]

Another way of looking at it is if someone thinks enough of your work to copy it take it as a compliment because it is likely it's not going to harm your market unless you're going national or global.

I never understand why those who get upset over this do so. Take 'official' logos for example....Red Bull, Suzuki and other big big brands seem to mind not a jot if their logo is copied....after all it is free advertising for them.

Just for the record we did a Suzuki T shirt and got threatended by Suzuki UK to cease with immediate effect or face the consequences - Also Land Rover did the same.

each year we seem to create one great selling T shirt and then it gets canned by someone or other - very frustrating. Oh and in case any dares to use Rossi the bike rider thats a real no no!

[Charlie_]

But what if you have taken the picture of said bike rider?.

[gstk]

Nope - they have the intellectual rights to the subject.

[Charlie_]

a huge mine field yet you as the picture taker has the copyright to said picture ?...

[Paul]

a huge mine field yet you as the picture taker has the copyright to said picture ?...

Photographer own full rigjts to his picture. But if biker is on it covered with sponsors logos erc thas diferent story. So you own the rights but can not make any mony on this pic....

[pisquee]

Whether you hold the copyright/patent to something is only the beginning of the story ... if someone copies you in the future, it is then up to you to take them to court to prove they are infringing your intellectual property, at your own expense, and then it can easily be a case of whoever can afford the best lawyer will win, so you kind of have no hope/chance if you're up against a big company with their own legal dept.

[Charlie_]

So basically then copyright is the same as patent in the courts and I know all about the latter shrugssss