Artmageddon

Remind me one more time next week. I know you are licensed.

If they were no longer in use and used to replicate something vintage, I would think it would be okay and not infringing any copyright laws. I would feel comfortable doing that. There are companies that specialize in vintage decal replication for vehicles. Because they already have the correct artwork and run these in larger quantities, they are often able to produce them at a lower cost than I can. Here are a few companies I found on a quick search, I did not check for your model. If you can save a few bucks getting them from someone else, go for it. I would also assume that these companies are paying any royalties on any licensing that might exist. http://www.reproductiondecals.com/default_frameset.html?moreinfo.html~main http://www.bikelinks.com/directory/Parts/Badges_Decals/ http://garagecompany.com/ http://www.afegraphics.com/reproset.htm?reprodec.htm&2 If you don't have any luck here with any of these or other companies, I will be happy to help you out. I just need a good quality picture of the art to re-create it, sizes, and I can get you some pricing from there. I will warn you; I am slow and forget shit. If you need something fast, call the office direct, having the job handed to me on a work order makes me get it done fast.

I don't really know. Make a donation to who? OSU? I don't think it matters if it's for profit or not. I don't know about the gray area of self made items or something that is hand-painted. I know you are willing to pay for them, so why not just use an authorized reseller to avoid any issues? It is quite possible the ebay users are, or got their supply from one. I believe royalties only need to be paid once. I know people make OSU cornhole all of the time with no repercussions. I think they are handpainted items though, I don't thik they are going to a sign shop and buying the decals. Look at this way: You have a daughter. You know she's going to have sex. You want it to be with a nice guy that is going to treat her well and marry her. At the same time, you realize there is a chance the football team is gang-banging her. You pretend it is not happening, but if you do find out, you are going for blood. OSU is the father. The logo is the daughter. The nice marrying guy is an authorized reseller. The pedobear gang-banger is the guying selling crap not licensed and made overseas. They just want to protect how their baby is handled, and make sure they get a cut of the cash too. Why do you think curby is having a hard time finding the logo? The same people that are looking for copyright violations are also looking for people that post quality artwork without permission. They want to make sure only the people that are allowed to use it have access to it.

Sorry, I forgot you were a copyright lawyer. Oh wait you're not, neither am I. I am just informed of the legal obligations I have in the field that have worked in for over 10 years. I would think the fact there are copyright lawyers should tell you that companies are not going to fuck around with their image. I've seen it happen, jackass. I also deal with this shit every day. I deal with the OSU Athletic Dept. at least two or three times a month. I know how protective they are of the Block O and any other OSU items. Actually the bigger the company, the more likely they are to persue someone. They spend millions building an image, they want control over how it protected. Large companies, particularly sports teams have the resources to do so. I don't really care what you do. I'm stating a fact that if you buy or sell something that is copyrighted without the permission or rights to do so, you are breaking a law. I also said that no, I doubt they would come after you. In the very small chance they they come after anyone, it would be the the shop that sold them to you. I know it won't be mine. If you want to steal, I don't care what you do in your personal life, as long as it's not my shit. Maybe the ebay companies are authorized resellers, I don't know.

Curby, if you are going to do work, your choice, but I would have this thread deleted. There are people that scour the internet looking for copyright violations and licensing issues. The guys selling on ebay are probably overseas and don't care, but of course they will come after the little guy doing something personal. It would be your shop that would pay the fine, not the buyer. Not sure how ardent OSU is about it, I do know NFL is the worst. I believe they have a department whose sole job is to find people using NFL properties with paying the license fees. Auto makers are pretty bad about it too unless they are vintage.

Nah, it was this one. Yucky girls.

Freshly shaved and powdered sack is heaven. Sheep are sissies.

racist.

Educational question about sheep: What is the purpose of the KKK robes I see them wearing at fairs? Just for kicks? Cleanliness? Protection after shearing?

I used them in the past for oil changes occasionally when I had my Honda and was feeling lazy. No complaints. They always have specials, Usually 19.95 or 24.95 though. Hell for 10 bucks, I may take the oil and filter I already bought to them and have them do the labor just because I am lazy.

Fastsigns, and it is my employer. Doesn't matter if he is selling them or not, it is still breaking copyright/ licensing laws. The person making the decals is selling them, right? If someone is selling a a reproduction of a logo unauthorized it is illegal. Not sure how the laws work if you hand painted them. But wait this is a stupid law right, you don't have to obey it? Well think about this: Is OSU going to to miss a few dollars? No. But they are notorious for prosecuting copyright offenders, they are large customer of mine, trust me. The person you hurt is people like me. I am a designer not making much money. I don't even put work on the internet anymore because I am so sick of people stealing my shit. Just because it's there to use doesn't mean you can. I do not reproduce anything that is copyrighted. It is illegal, unethical, and to me is the same as if you stole money directly out of my wallet. If you want OSU decals, go the Buckeye Store and get them. They are an authorized reseller.

Might also be acceptable if they are Native American or Dennis Hopper.

The only time tassels are acceptable on a motorcycle ridden by a guy would be if they were hanging from the chest of the naked girl on the back. Yeah, Yeah, I know she doesn't have tassels. I can't spend all my time scouring the internet for crap. That is the model of Harley I have though.

Just come get drunk and dance. The bar owner told me our last show that the girl-guy ratio was 3-1. Those are good odds, fellas. We'll go on about 10. More Info Frog Bear Info

ReconRat and I were talking how about how badass this bike is last night. GLS.

Wow, I haven't been to a single one of these this year. I might try to make it this evening.

I really hope you have those backwards.

I kinda think that is the point. It is supposed to be cheesy, over the top action and sex. It is an homage to the action films & soft core porn of the 70's and 80's. This is the kind of crap we hoped was on Cinemax or USA Saturday nights when we were kids and our parents were asleep. The internet wasn't always around, ya know. I think it looks sweet.

my personal page: http://www.facebook.com/ArtPiatt.IV Mine and Howard's(Hwilli) band page, Shallowtail: http://www.facebook.com/shallowtail Be sure to "Like" us when you visit. We send out naked pictures of our female groupies to our fans.

No wonder I have only seen you once all summer.

I can do that.

Check Out Indian Dunes National Park. Almost exactly 5 hours from Marysville. I've been wanting to go there. Do you have 10 hours total, or is that just want you want to ride? http://www.nps.gov/indu/

Tool on the Lateralus tour. They pretty much brought Cirque de Soleil with them. Pretty sweet watching acrobats swing around on sheets of silk.

Sweet. I want.