General Atarian Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 I do alot of sil screening and I wanted to make some shirts with the atari logo and name on them and try to sell them at a flea market. Does anyone know if that name and logo is copyrighted....will I get in trouble if I do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by General Atarian: Does anyone know if that name and logo is copyrighted....will I get in trouble if I do it? I don't know if coypright law applies to company logos and names, but trademark law certainly does. Infogrames is most certainly in full command of these trademarks and probably wouldn't take too kindly on your making t-shirts if they found out. I doubt they'd care if you just made a few shirts, but if you were trying to make a profitable business from them then I'm sure they'd want their cut. But I'm not going to pretend to be a lawyer, except to say that Infogrames definitely owns the legal rights to the Atari name and logo. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Atarian Posted May 28, 2002 Author Share Posted May 28, 2002 Okay, thanks for the advice. I think I will just make a few for me and my atari friends. what if I just gave them away? Or charged for just the blank shirt but the printing is free? Same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by General Atarian: Okay, thanks for the advice. I think I will just make a few for me and my atari friends. what if I just gave them away? Or charged for just the blank shirt but the printing is free? Same thing? Picture yourself standing in the middle of a full courtroom, attempting to offer this explanation to the judge. Infogrames licenses the Atari logo to T-Shirt makers already. If you failed to secure a trademark usage license agreement with them, they would be able to prove a monetary loss. Plus, now that it's been discussed here, this conversation could be used to prove that you acted with actual malice. Sorry, I just don't get to use much of my copyright/broadcast law knowledge. Tough to make use of my broadcasting degree when I make photocopies for a living 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 28, 2002 Share Posted May 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by 10270: Tough to make use of my broadcasting degree when I make photocopies for a living I trust that you also employ your knowledge of copyright law while photocopying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 I don't think they can touch you if you give it away. Am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarinvader Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 Infogrames are apparently preparing to release their own range of Atari merchandise and are getting tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZ Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 What if I distributed tee-shirts that had a picture of Infogrames executives selling tee shirts with Atari logos on them? Or me selling profitable tee shirts depicting executives personally issuing a lawsuit against me and my tee-shirts with pictures of those same executives selling tee shirts with Atari logos on them? And If I stood in a courtroom, with said tee shirts, would I get an acquital? Would they say tumble wash warm on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimJim26 Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 I think you should sell tshirts that are blank. Then somehow make it so that when the person who bought the tshirt washs it, the Atari logo appears on the shirt. So when the CIA or MIB come in to arrest you and shutdown your illegal tshirt ring, they will only scratch their heads because they only see blank tshirts on your tshirt stands. Another thing you can do is sell them with your original idea but have it so the tshirt stand has a push button self destruct system on it that will destroy the tshirts quickly. Whatever idea you choose, I'm not liable for any backfire that may occur if these ideas don't work out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 ?e tee shirts depicting executives personally issuing a lawsuit against me and my tee-shirts with pictures of those same executives selling tee shirts with Atari logos on them?[/QB] I think they would hold you over for psychiatric evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBoris Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 quote: Originally posted by StanJr: I don't think they can touch you if you give it away. Am I right? By this same logic, if I were to burn copies of Microsoft Office and hand them out at a flea-market for free, Microsoft couldn't touch me? Whether you get money for them or not, it's still copyright/trademark infringement. (Insert obiligatory "I am not a lawyer" disclaimer here) Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varan Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Bro. The Atari logo was in full force at E3. EVERYONE was given a badge holder with an Atari logo on it. Infogrames was passing out various Atari T-Shirts and Necklaces. New games coming out feature the Atari logo on their load screens (Neverwinter Nights, Stuntman, Godzilla, etc...). I seriously think Infogrames might adopt Atari as their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Varan: I seriously think Infogrames might adopt Atari as their name. Beats "Infogrames." What the hell is that? I don't care if they are French, that name doesn't make any @!#?@! sense! As for the case for a lawsuit... it's not about whether you're making money or not. It's about whether what you're doing (even if you're giving it away) is preventing the copyright owner from potentially making money themselves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudoboy Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 quote:Originally posted by General Atarian:Does anyone know if that name and logo is copyrighted....will I get in trouble if I do it?I don't know if coypright law applies to company logos and names, but trademark law certainly does. Infogrames is most certainly in full command of these trademarks and probably wouldn't take too kindly on your making t-shirts if they found out. I doubt they'd care if you just made a few shirts, but if you were trying to make a profitable business from them then I'm sure they'd want their cut. But I'm not going to pretend to be a lawyer, except to say that Infogrames definitely owns the legal rights to the Atari name and logo. ..Al I was gonna post the same question but obviously I found your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Holy necrobump! Is infogrames (sp?) Still around? I know Atari just gets passed around like the local slut, but I have no idea who has it now. ATACOBOX BEHUCHEZ!! *Mic drop* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Umm...yeah! It was Infogrames but now they're officially named Atari SA and they still sell Atari logo shirts. Ask they guy who made the Jag gamepad shirts and got the C&D letter if Atari is still around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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