princessok

Hi Everyone,

I am confused as to some of the laws for copyright. I see hundreds of websites that sell for example t-shirts that say Ferrari on it or even have like a porsche logo on it. I am talking about websites and stores that have been operating for many years. I also see people selling hockey or football t-shirts/flags with the logo of the teams printed on it, how are these companies able to do this without breaking any copyright laws? I seriously doubt that they have recieved permission from all the teams, or car manufacturers to do so.

Pls can someone educate me better on this, i've tried searching the net and i believe they must have recieve permission.

Thanks

 

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Solmu

Quote: Originally Posted by princessok how are these companies able to do this without breaking any copyright laws?

It's more trademark law that's relevant in this case than copyright, but it's much of a muchness. In some cases the site would have obtained official permission (rarely), in some cases they'd be using licensed merchandise from an official distributor (a bit more common), in plenty of cases they're just breaking the law (probably actually the most common).

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