Danger in using brands in your work?

[macthulhu]

I had always heard that it had to be "changed" 30%... That 30% was to be determined in court by a normal jury. The purpose of doing that way was to have a decision made by people who weren't "in the know" about the artwork itself, demonstrating the degree to which an ordinary citizen would confuse the works. I don't know if there's any truth to it, that's just what I've heard over the years.

[austininin]

might as well go for 51%

[Dusty!]

how do you change a swoosh 30%?

[seireyho]

then it just starts to look like a dookie log or a sharp check mark

[dennyschmickle]

depending on percentage of change is not smart.

[philaarts.com]

i just rip off denny.. he cant afford a legal battle with ME.

[HYNES]

problem solved:

[Zach Hobbs]

It's like, why? It's not worth it. come up with something else.

[macthulhu]

I think the rules are probably much more strict for a trademark (swoosh, apple, swastika, whatever) and something that just has copyright restrictions. As I understood it, the 30% is purposely vague. If you claim dilution of your brand based on a potential rip off, a jury of non artholes has to be able to see it. How many times have we seen people get crucified on here for just using the same subject matter, even if the artwork isn't ripped at all?

[kozik]

what a silly question

NO