Asharus
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i would just go with the original design, i love it the way it is
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Started up a memorabilia business this year and the first thing I started with was the coins. I'm also doing woodwork stuff for the military as well (I'm an active duty Master Chief in the Navy, 21 years in and still going strong)curious question: Are you some kind of graphic designer? I'm impressed on how your able to make all of this happen
One would hope this to be true, but I spent 3 hours googling FORD TRADEMARK/COPYRIGHT infringement articles which is why I removed the FORD symbol. There was a lawsuit that FORD lost when they tried to sue a mustang club for using the word MUSTANG in their MUSTANG calendar. In short, FORD can't sue for using the word mustang, pony graphic, etc.....but using their LOGO is definitely off-limits.^This. You are in fact promoting one of their products instead of trying to market your own product.
I wish I was an engineer......I have some web/graphic design experience from when I went to school.coins appear to be designed in a sort of CAD program, engineer would be my guess :cheers:
Yeah, that's pretty nuts if Ford tried to sue for someone using the word MUSTANG. Although, if it was used in the same exact font and it was indistinguishable from the Ford version then it could have been a trade mark infringement.One would hope this to be true, but I spent 3 hours googling FORD TRADEMARK/COPYRIGHT infringement articles which is why I removed the FORD symbol. There was a lawsuit that FORD lost when they tried to sue a mustang club for using the word MUSTANG in their MUSTANG calendar. In short, FORD can't sue for using the word mustang, pony graphic, etc.....but using their LOGO is definitely off-limits.
Looks like you're correct on the 50th ANNIVERSARY too (google, I hate you).....damnit! Looks like that will need to come off as well.I certainly would have thought that the running Pony and the "50 Years" used in the same exact configuration as Ford uses would be an infringement, as I'm betting Ford trade marked those symbols. The running Pony that Ford uses is an icon of the Mustang since day one.
I think the running Pony is also a licensed trademark. I ordered some Lloyd mats that had the running Pony on them, and there was a tag on the mats that said the Lloyd mats were a Ford licensed product, meaning Ford gave permission (and probably got money) to allow Lloyd to put the emblems on the mats.Looks like you're correct on the 50th ANNIVERSARY too (google, I hate you).....damnit! Looks like that will need to come off as well.
Hmm, maybe I should just start from scratch on this coin and come up with something completely different?