CRC Community Race Center

by gstaltig • Uploaded: Feb. 14 '08

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Description: The CRC is a racing center in south germany. The blue curve in the background is based on a very characteristic part of their racetrack. Beside this version shown here, there is one containing only the CRC and the racetrack.
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dache Feb. 14 '08

There is a copyright on that car isn't there?

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gstaltig Feb. 14 '08

Shure there is. But a court decision in germany says that it is legal for a club to use a picture of a car in their logo if their is no financial interest in it. (and there isn't in this particular case)%3Cbr%3EThey argued, that the benefits the company gains through the promotion of their product and the exposure to their fans is greater then the fact that the copyright is breached.%3Cbr%3EIt probably would be different, if the actuall use of the location would cost more then just the club dues.

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gstaltig Feb. 14 '08

Shure there is. But a court decision in germany says that it is legal for a club to use a picture of a car in their logo if their is no financial interest in it. (and there isn't in this particular case)*They argued, that the benefits the company gains through the promotion of their product and the exposure to their fans is greater then the fact that the copyright is breached.*It probably would be different, if the actuall use of the location would cost more then just the club dues.

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gstaltig Feb. 14 '08

Shure there is. But a court decision in germany says that it is legal for a club to use a picture of a car in their logo if their is no financial interest in it. (and there isn't in this particular case)*They argued, that the benefits the company gains through the promotion of their product and the exposure to their fans is greater then the fact that the copyright is breached.*It probably would be different, if the actuall use of the location would cost more then just the club dues.*Any comments on the logo / illu itself?

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gstaltig Feb. 14 '08

wtf? why can't i just edit my post?

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leighton_hubbell Feb. 14 '08

So, it's a copyright violation if a particular make of car is recognizable in a logo? In Germany? Interesting as I'm not aware of any law like that in the U.S. I do know if a particular driver is portrayed in an artwork, that they must approve the piece before it is sold commercially especially with lithographs and promotional items.**Anyway, the illustration style is clean, however for a racing club I would think a more dynamic angle or racing action would be even better.

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gstaltig Feb. 14 '08

Actually this is the only design including a car I've made so far. So i was only concerned about this particular case and don't know for sure about the general law. Especially in germany, since I'm swiss.**Thanks for the thumbs up.

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sdijock Feb. 14 '08

Looks/feels like clip-art to me. Sorry.

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gstaltig Feb. 14 '08

I wish, MS Office had cliparts like this... %3B%5D

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