# Logo Advice

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 11, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056 "2004-08-11T04:35:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![paddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@paddy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paddy1)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/41 "2004-08-12T12:28:28Z")

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I’d like to make it clear that I don’t own the copyright on that logo I posted in this thread. I just put that there so it couldn’t be stolen because of the watermark.

BTW// @CG and other pros: How do I go about copyrighting my work properly?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/42 "2004-08-12T15:54:17Z")

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you guys are still talking about that thread?

:h: :z:

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**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/43 "2004-08-12T16:14:29Z")

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Ok ppl, to save everyone from having a heart attack here you go this is all you need to know about copyrights:  
[http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ40.html](http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ40.html)

And if you’re really flippin out here:  
[http://www.copyright.gov/register/visual.html](http://www.copyright.gov/register/visual.html)

Now stop flippin out over this crap… and get back to the original post.

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**Author:** ![paddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@paddy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paddy1)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/44 "2004-08-12T17:06:20Z")

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Mr SIMPLISTIK you are Yankee, no? I ham form Greet Briten. Copyrighting laws vill be different for me, no? And also less espensive maybe? (\<-see my user title)

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**Author:** ![El\_Thierro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@El\_Thierro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/El_Thierro)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/45 "2004-08-12T18:17:34Z")

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> speeks pour onglish

:lol:

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**Author:** ![chenu](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chenu/32/562_2.png) [@chenu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chenu)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/46 "2004-08-12T21:28:44Z")

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> [@Copyright Doc](#):
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> Under the present copyright law, which became effective Jan. 1, 1978, a work is automatically protected by copyright when it is created. A work is created when it is “fixed” in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. Neither registration in the Copyright Office nor publication is required for copyright protection under the present law.

Does this mean that anything i create is copyright under my name?

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**Author:** ![paddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@paddy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paddy1)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/47 "2004-08-12T21:45:49Z")

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Yes, unless it is, how you say…a name or ‘slogan’. This mean you can make logo and it copyright yours just then. (\<-see my user title)

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**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logo-advice/119056/48 "2004-08-12T22:30:00Z")

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> [@Flash Gordon](#):
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> Mr SIMPLISTIK you are Yankee, no? I ham form Greet Briten. Copyrighting laws vill be different for me, no? And also less espensive maybe? (\<-see my user title)

Yankee… wtf? What’s the deal w/ you “border jumpers” 😛 always calling us Yankee’s. I’m not a lawyer man… you’ll have to do your own research. I was just giving a quick solution, to something that seemed to be a big issue.

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