Portal tshirt: Preorders

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Inevitability

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Hi again,

Ok, so I've taken in the myBB and myGaming community's input and here below is the final design for the Portal tshirt.
The purpose of this thread is for me to get some idea of the number if tshirts I will need to order, which will determine the final price.
So, if you'd like to pre-order, please PM me... you will be assured of getting a tshirt when it gets printed, and it will really help me in getting organised.
IMPORTANT: I'm not asking for payment, and you're fully entitled to back out later on if you change your mind... That being said, please only pre-order if you really are serious about buying.

As mentioned in the original thread, the cost will be in the region of R200, for which you will be getting a premium quality tshirt with premium quality print. As soon as the price is finalised I will contact everyone who has pre[-ordered. I am still weighing options on whether it will be vinyl print or ink but, either way, you have my guarantee that it will be of the highest quality... and if it's not, I won't sell it to you.

So, here it is...
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What a shame... this thing might not ever get made cos there doesn't seem to be enough interest.
Ah well... next time I guess.
 
Stunt said:
is this legal? Do you have the rights to use licensed trademarks?
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Pretty much. I'm gonna copy this

The essential elements of an infringement of a trade mark under section 34(1)(c)

(a) unauthorised use by the defendant of a mark identical or similar to the registered mark;

(b) in the course of trade in relation to goods or services;

(c) the registered trade mark must be well-known in the Republic; and

(d) the use of the trade mark would be likely to take unfair advantage of, or be detrimental to the distinctive character or repute of the registered trade mark.
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Granted points (a) to (c) are met but how is the shirt unfair or detrimental to the Portal logo? It's not like he is using the logo to promote his own game (unless you can confuse a t shirt with a game) or such but rather to associate gamers with a brand that they are passionate about. Then the logo also isn't being used to damage the Portal game franchise either so in my mind the shirt is fair game.
 
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Ike_009 said:
Granted points (a) to (c) are met but how is the shirt unfair or detrimental to the Portal logo? It's not like he is using the logo to promote his own game (unless you can confuse a t shirt with a game) or such but rather to associate gamers with a brand that they are passionate about. Then the logo also isn't being used to damage the Portal game franchise either so in my mind the shirt is fair game.
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Is isn't. In fact, he promoting it. But on the other hand, he will essentially be making money off someone else's trademark.

Don't get me wrong, I love his Tee ideas. If I could afford it, I would buy it. But Stunt does raise some valid points.
 
Ike_009 said:
Pretty much. I'm gonna copy this



Granted points (a) to (c) are met but how is the shirt unfair or detrimental to the Portal logo? It's not like he is using the logo to promote his own game (unless you can confuse a t shirt with a game) or such but rather to associate gamers with a brand that they are passionate about. Then the logo also isn't being used to damage the Portal game franchise either so in my mind the shirt is fair game.
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He is being paid to do so. Even if it's at a loss, he is being paid to sell the copyrighted intellectual property of a registered company. You guys aren't buying his t-shirt because you want t-shirts, the appeal is the illegality in question, the Portal Trademark.
 
Iam3G said:
Is isn't. In fact, he promoting it. But on the other hand, he will essentially be making money off someone else's trademark.

Don't get me wrong, I love his Tee ideas. If I could afford it, I would buy it. But Stunt does raise some valid points.
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True but as has been proven in previous court cases, use of a trademark on a shirt is not enough to prove infringement, instead you have to see the whole picture of how this impacts on steam and portal and can they prove dilution of the brand as well. Generally consumers are allowed freedom of expression and in this age brands are seen as a form of expression and as such people are allowed to associate themselves with a brand provided their expression does not negatively impact on the original brand.

Therefore while stunt does have a point, it is also unlikely that these shirts would ever be deemed to be an infringement on portal and steams rights in their current form.
 
Stunt is right.
I never disputed the validity of Stunt's claim... cos there are no grounds for dispute.
Copyright is what it is... They own the design and I used it without asking.
I've asked now... Maybe they'll be ok with it. If not, that's gonna be really sad.

Then I'll print it just to spite them.

Nah... I'm just joking

(Watch out for my PM's)


(...joking!)
 
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