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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 11:22:39 GMT
A mate sent me a flyer from city cabs They have hijacked our badge and emblazoned it with their own name.
Sorry I'm not clever enough to put the image on here but it's pretty unbelievable. Is it legal or just a bit like how Aldi sell their products with similar labelling to named brands
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Post by lordb on May 26, 2020 11:27:51 GMT
City cabs...
Hmm this a public forum
Suffice to say I wouldn't ever use them
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Post by hogansgoals on May 26, 2020 11:32:34 GMT
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Post by hogansgoals on May 26, 2020 11:33:40 GMT
A mate sent me a flyer from city cabs They have hijacked our badge and emblazoned it with their own name. Sorry I'm not clever enough to put the image on here but it's pretty unbelievable. Is it legal or just a bit like how Aldi sell their products with similar labelling to named brands it looks ok
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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 11:34:02 GMT
No it's our actual badge I have a photo off my mate but trying fathom how upload it
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Post by hogansgoals on May 26, 2020 11:36:19 GMT
No it's our actual badge I have a photo off my mate but trying fathom how upload it click on it . Till it's says paste or download try that
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Post by hogansgoals on May 26, 2020 11:37:12 GMT
No it's our actual badge I have a photo off my mate but trying fathom how upload it click on it . Till it's says paste or download try that post a copy to the club or bet365
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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 11:43:22 GMT
There
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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 11:43:55 GMT
Sorry chaps I'm a bit dim with stuff like that
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Post by hogansgoals on May 26, 2020 11:48:57 GMT
what's it say In the blue?
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Post by hogansgoals on May 26, 2020 11:51:27 GMT
It looks like a case for solicitors
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Post by lagwafis on May 26, 2020 11:52:33 GMT
It's a grey area. Logos and brands get hijacked and altered all the time. Some copyright owners don't care, others are more than happy to take legal action.
There was a case in Nottingham a few years back where a car dealer blatantly used a logo from World Wrestling Entertainment in the USA. They had to alter all of their signs, vans, stationery and so on -
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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 11:54:00 GMT
what's it say In the blue? Just their phone number
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Post by chrisgal on May 26, 2020 12:16:49 GMT
I would think it is a matter for S.C.F.C. If they have not authorised the City Cabs to use design I would think City Cabs would be in breech of copywrite and Stoke would either prosecute or just ask them to stop using it. I remember some time ago there was a guy on here used the Stoke badge to advertise his driving school and he was told to remove it.
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Post by GRUMPY 1 on May 26, 2020 12:23:10 GMT
One oatcake user was threatened with legal action for using stoke badges on his driving school car, just after we got promoted if I remember right. Don't know if he still posts?
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Post by thevoid on May 26, 2020 12:51:33 GMT
Does this mean that City Cabs will recruit a raft of new taxi drivers on huge salaries who'll subsequently refuse to pick customers up?
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Post by callas12 on May 26, 2020 13:01:17 GMT
I'd say looking at that there is a breach as its essentially the exact Stoke badge design with different writing on. But I'm no lawyer so wouldn't know the in's & out's of copyright laws so as someone has said maybe something for the club to look & action if they feel the need.
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Post by ab61 on May 26, 2020 13:05:48 GMT
One oatcake user was threatened with legal action for using stoke badges on his driving school car, just after we got promoted if I remember right. Don't know if he still posts? Not sure. He was a massive Stoke fan. Real nice guy. He used to go home and away with his Mrs. Not sure but after Scholes called him in he was that pissed off he stopped going. I think
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Post by thevoid on May 26, 2020 13:08:30 GMT
One oatcake user was threatened with legal action for using stoke badges on his driving school car, just after we got promoted if I remember right. Don't know if he still posts? Not sure. He was a massive Stoke fan. Real nice guy. He used to go home and away with his Mrs. Not sure but after Scholes called him in he was that pissed off he stopped going. I think He should have slapped the weasel-faced twat.
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Post by ab61 on May 26, 2020 13:08:37 GMT
Also Biddulph Town copied it years ago. Used to be outside when I drove past. They pretty much just changed the colours and name to there own. Not sure if they got called in for a slapped wrist off scholes but not seen it for a few years.
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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 13:11:44 GMT
I just posted as I had to do a double take when I saw it . As others have said it's a minefield and there are numerous examples of people using similar names to other businesses.
An actual badge rip off is either pure cheek, clever , or both .
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Post by ab61 on May 26, 2020 13:13:00 GMT
Not sure. He was a massive Stoke fan. Real nice guy. He used to go home and away with his Mrs. Not sure but after Scholes called him in he was that pissed off he stopped going. I think He should have slapped the weasel-faced twat. He was absolutely gutted to be fair. But he did basically use the actual badge. It was a complete copy-write naughty to be fair. But his sole reason for using it was to show his pride for following Stoke. Nothing else. Even his number plate was Stoke related.
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Post by Cast no shadow on May 26, 2020 13:18:14 GMT
Let them have the badge and we can go back 40 years for ours
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Post by thevoid on May 26, 2020 13:20:58 GMT
We should go back to the city crest anyway, especially given that we are the only Potteries club to represent the area by name.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on May 26, 2020 13:43:16 GMT
Its spelt Copyright NOT COPYWRITE.
Literally 3 people are spelt it wrong on this thread FFS.
You can tell schools have been closed for so long
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Post by PotteringThrough on May 26, 2020 13:50:58 GMT
Its spelt Copyright NOT COPYWRITE. Literally 3 people are spelt it wrong on this thread FFS. You can tell schools have been closed for so long “are spelt it wrong” Yeah, you can definitely tell...
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Post by tinofspam on May 26, 2020 13:58:29 GMT
Its spelt Copyright NOT COPYWRITE. Literally 3 people are(should be have instead of are) spelt it wrong on this thread FFS. You can tell schools have been closed for so long 😂 crazy when the spelling police get done by the grammar police! But yeah City Cabs probably could have got away with it if they’d completely changed the colours and taken out the bottom banner or stripes
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Post by sheds1862 on May 26, 2020 14:00:48 GMT
Its spelt Copyright NOT COPYWRITE. Literally 3 people are spelt it wrong on this thread FFS. You can tell schools have been closed for so long You are write Damn productive Tex
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Post by mickmillslovechild on May 26, 2020 14:00:59 GMT
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Post by chigstoke on May 26, 2020 14:29:07 GMT
It's a grey area. Logos and brands get hijacked and altered all the time. Some copyright owners don't care, others are more than happy to take legal action. There was a case in Nottingham a few years back where a car dealer blatantly used a logo from World Wrestling Entertainment in the USA. They had to alter all of their signs, vans, stationery and so on - WWE have absolutely zero tolerance for anything like that. Vince has ruled with an iron fist on the copyright's since he took over in the 80's. They're now in the process of trying to get the copyright again for WCW pay per view names that AEW wanted, even though Vince has no intention of using them.
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