> I don't think Icom has a copyright on the logo. Maybe the JARL does. > But, as long as you are not using the logo commercially, it should > not be an issue. I am certainly not making any money with D Star.
That, of course, doesn't matter at all. > As to lawyers vs sales people. That wouldn't make any difference, > both are representing the company. I got into that with one of my > company's suppliers, earlier this year. The Legal Dept. said I was > improperly using their logo, selling their products. I told the > lawyer, that their national sales manager had seen my catalog and my > website and thought it looked great. The lawyer promptly shut up. By this logic, any employee of the recording agencies and/or their representatives who had ever witnessed someone copying a CD or MP3 would negate their right to sue. Clearly that isn't holding up :) IMHO, getting an answer from someone who appears to have the authority to grant such usage is an extremely good idea. -- Dan Smith dsmith#danplanet.com, s/#/@/ www.danplanet.com KK7DS
