Recreating old (often defunct) clothing/logo designs
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:21 pm
Hello,
I've had an idea that has stemmed off of an interest of mine. However, there are 3 aspects that I am worried about.
I wish to recreate old clothing logos that were worn by (now) well known individuals between the 70s-90s. A lot of the clothing wasn't produced by large companies as I can't find any other pictures of this logo being used anywhere on the net.
The first problem that I thought of, is that a lot of these companies are defunct. If I was to recreate a logo using photoshop, would there be any infringement of copyright? If so, how would I go about trying to trace ownership of the logo/design? And at which point would it be reasonable to use a disclaimer stating that "I have used all reasonable means to trace the copyright owner..."
Secondly, is there any problem with using a picture and/or name of a person (for instance, Arnold Schwarzenegger) for purposes of advertising/selling the product. For example, I would have a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing the clothing and have a link to buy the recreated tshirt
Finally, there are designs/logos that were created by individuals who are still alive and kicking but no longer produce or use the specific logo.
Im sure I am not the first to do something like this, if anybody is able to talk from experience that would be great.
Thank you in advance!
I've had an idea that has stemmed off of an interest of mine. However, there are 3 aspects that I am worried about.
I wish to recreate old clothing logos that were worn by (now) well known individuals between the 70s-90s. A lot of the clothing wasn't produced by large companies as I can't find any other pictures of this logo being used anywhere on the net.
The first problem that I thought of, is that a lot of these companies are defunct. If I was to recreate a logo using photoshop, would there be any infringement of copyright? If so, how would I go about trying to trace ownership of the logo/design? And at which point would it be reasonable to use a disclaimer stating that "I have used all reasonable means to trace the copyright owner..."
Secondly, is there any problem with using a picture and/or name of a person (for instance, Arnold Schwarzenegger) for purposes of advertising/selling the product. For example, I would have a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing the clothing and have a link to buy the recreated tshirt
Finally, there are designs/logos that were created by individuals who are still alive and kicking but no longer produce or use the specific logo.
Im sure I am not the first to do something like this, if anybody is able to talk from experience that would be great.
Thank you in advance!