Is this trademark Infringement?
I’m creating a site which features NCAA themed desktop wallpapers. You can download a wallpaper with credits. Each wallpaper costs one credit, and a credit is equivalent to 10 cents. Some of the wallpapers have logos of NCAA teams on them, but they are all custom. I was curious if this is considered TM Infringing. I have found a list of reputable sites which also use TM’d logos in designs, and there are a ton more of these sites out there, but I just stopped looking after I found enough to prove my point:
http://www.nba-wallpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hedo_turkoglu_wallpaper.jpg
http://nbafan.deviantart.com/art/NBA-Team-Cleveland-Cavaliers-67642187
http://wallpapers.diq.ru/en/54__NBA_Chicago_Bulls_Logo.html
http://wallpaperstock.net/sao-paolo-football-wallpapers_w9582.html
http://sports.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/167452/
http://www.desktopia.com/cgi-bin/ImageFolio42/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Sports/Football&image=48958.jpg&img=&tt=
http://www.desktopwallpaperfree.com/cgi-bin/img?file=sports/0_b.jpg
http://www.free-wallpaper-download.com/sport/MLB/slides/Oakland-Athletics-Chavez.htm
http://topdesktopthemes.ezthemes.com/pcenhance/dt/preview.phtml?blank+18569
http://www.wallpapersphere.com/sports-wallpapers/basketball/lebron-james.html
Please let me hear your thoughts.
I’m not going to clog up my computer memory with this kind of garbage – but just mention that in order for you "customize" logos to sell them you must have "royalty" agreement with the NCAA. No matter how you change the artwork/lettering – its’ still requires a license to reproduce and sell. I’d hate to see you get shutdown after you’ve gone through setting up your Website and everything.
I’m not going to clog up my computer memory with this kind of garbage – but just mention that in order for you "customize" logos to sell them you must have "royalty" agreement with the NCAA. No matter how you change the artwork/lettering – its’ still requires a license to reproduce and sell. I’d hate to see you get shutdown after you’ve gone through setting up your Website and everything.
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