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Originally Posted by sedated
BTW, that avatar is trademark infringement. Cease and desist, assh0le.
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no it's not, unless the artist tries to sell reproductions
if it was, the CP logo at the top left of the screen would be copyright infringement too, and anything remotely resembling anything copyrighted material (which could be most anything) would be subject to lawsuits and it would be a never ending free for all.
someone can do an original painting of an actual Chiefs logo (with the K.C. and all) and sell it online, legally....though they would wise to stay off Etsy and sale sites which are checked by the NFL, Bogart Estate and other famous copyright nazis. the NFL wouldn't be able to do a cease and desist but they can force etsy to take it down. only once the artist makes reproductions of the logo does the NFL have the right to sue (and they will).
the CP logo has been changed enough that Austin Chief can not only copy and paste it all over the web without fear, he can even charge CP members (via "donations") for extra perks (i.e. give SPChief the right to slap someone with a demerit for filter evasion). he could never do that with the actual logo, hence why North America is in the middle and other embellishments have been made.