It may seem silly, Dave, but you must defend your logo, copyright, etc. (intellectual property) or you may loose all rights to control it at all. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: Dave Rice <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 1:04:50 AM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: UF takes on high schools to protect logo My two cents worth of input regarding UF (and other institutions of higher learning) fighting the use of logos: 1. It’s not actually the universities that are pushing for the high schools to stop using the logos – it’s the licensing’s law firm that is making the mountain out of a molehill. 2. At my the school where I teach, we have one day each week that we can wear a school shirt (polo-style or t-shirt) with jeans. A college/university shirt may be substituted. I haven’t received a cease & desist order (yet) for wearing the Orange & Blue in the land of Burnt Orange & White. And there are plenty of lawyers around this place. 3. Also – we are encouraged to get the 6th – 8th graders thinking about colleges & universities to attend. Wow! Just think – You can’t have a logo, but we’ll gladly take your tuition! 4. What happened to “Imitation is the highest form of flattery.”? 5. The most outrageous story that I’ve heard regarding logo usage: I have a lanyard from the UTx department of kinesiology (I serve as a cooperating teacher for UTX student observers, interns, & apprentice teachers). The Longhorn logo on the lanyard is an alteration of the official Longhorn silhouette. The UTx athletics department (& maybe even the very same licensing firm) would not allow the use of the official logo. Yep – a department that’s very close to the university’s athletics department couldn’t have the use of the university’s own logo! Ridiculous, stupid & completely frivolous lawyering. Stopping institutions of learning from promoting an institution of learning. Groucho Marx couldn’t come close to the silliness of the whole thing. Dave Rice Home: [email protected] Work: [email protected] -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
