Crown Atop Shield Emblem with Banner & Lions

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blair steele November 25, 2009 at 12:59 pm: So, according to your terms of use, since this doesn’t have a link that states otherwise, I may use this for commercial use? Eg. A tee shirt which I will sell in store?
I just want to make sure.
VintageVectors November 25, 2009 at 1:32 pm: That’s exactly correct Blair, this one is free for commercial use. I’d love to see the T design when it’s done. Hope to hear from you again.
James June 3, 2010 at 8:50 pm: great site
so i can use these images as a business logo but cant copyright…right

thanks
VintageVectors June 4, 2010 at 7:49 am: That’s right as I understand it James. It’s a very good question. You would probably be denied if you applied for copyright protection of the logo. The following paragraph is from a 15+ year copyright/trademark professional, discussing whether or not a logo meets the US copyright “sufficient authorship” requirement:

An even easier way to think about it is to ask yourself one question about your logo – was there any creativity involved at all in designing the logo? If you’re using a symbol you found in Microsoft Word or in a clip art program, then no. If you’re using a logo you or someone else designed for you that contain a degree of creativity and/or uniqueness of some form or fashion, then yes.

You can read the rest of the article here. Hope that helps.