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Old 29-11-2007, 04:03 AM   #4
Paul Ballou
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Re: Legal use of Clip Art, Creating logo for non-commercial use

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Life would be easier if we could view the source code

"Puzzled Uni Student" <PuzzledUniStudent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Great Thank-you - I might try one and see how I go!
> Cheers
>
> "Paul Ballou" wrote:
>
>> You should not use the clips as part of a logo whether it is an
>> organization
>> or business logo....If it is for a personal assignment for educational
>> use
>> then it should OK for you to use the clip....
>>
>> It is best to create an original logo from scratch as it gives a
>> company,organization a major part of their identity....
>>
>> --
>> Paul Ballou
>> MVP Office
>> http://office.microsoft.com/home
>> http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
>> http://www.ballousgiftshop.com
>>
>> Life would be easier if we could view the source code
>>
>> "Puzzled Uni Student" <Puzzled Uni Student@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote
>> in message newsC3701E7-5F0A-43BB-B1B5-F4C80B7D3C44@microsoft.com...
>> > I've read some earlier questions on legal use of clip art and I believe
>> > you
>> > can't use it or other media to create a logo. I have just created a
>> > logo
>> > using a slightly modified clip art for a university assignment (my
>> > artistic
>> > skills are poor and the clip art displayed what I needed my fake
>> > company
>> > to
>> > represent). As this is a non-commercial enterprise does it fall under
>> > the
>> > personal use category or should it still follow the rules for
>> > commercial
>> > use?

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