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General Category => Hockey => Topic started by: Beeeej on November 15, 2002, 11:04:52 PM

Title: A smarmy comment re: trademark protection
Post by: Beeeej on November 15, 2002, 11:04:52 PM
Do you suppose http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20022003/m/11/15/cor-uvm.php has permission to use the Cornell Athletics bear logo?

By the way, Adam, great piece - and really nice to see it up on USCHO so quickly after the game.

Beeeej

Title: Re: A smarmy comment re: trademark protection
Post by: adamw on November 16, 2002, 03:19:08 AM
Thanks Jeff ...

The logo is covered under Fair Use ... or perhaps another related copyright clause.

But I'm certain it's a long-established media right to utilize logos for news purposes.  You see them in the newspaper every day.  I'd cite specifics, but my law books are home  :-)

(you were probably kidding but figured I'd say it anyway)
Title: Re: A smarmy comment re: trademark protection
Post by: bigred apple on November 16, 2002, 06:54:56 AM
I also wouldn't be surprised if an institution as large as ESPN.com (or Disney for that matter) has a blanket license for logos and such through the NCAA that covers affiliates such as USCHO.com.
Title: Re: A smarmy comment re: trademark protection
Post by: adamw on November 16, 2002, 05:11:46 PM
Not true, as far as I know.  Certainly not true in the case of USCHO.