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This.
And I think it had been used before but if not there is still such a thing as 'moral rights' and confusion of source....
But maybe they just really like Ron....
Sunglass hut steals revolution logo
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This.
And I think it had been used before but if not there is still such a thing as 'moral rights' and confusion of source....
But maybe they just really like Ron....
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There have been a ton of what I would guess are intentional usages of Ron Paul Revolution branding. I saw something similar on an IHOP menu for one, the most memorable one for me though was when Newsweek ran a cover of Obama made up of tiny pictures in a mosaic fashion - which of course came but a few days after the full-page newspaper ad idea by a Ron Paul supporter for the Ames paper the day of the Iowa Straw Poll.
I imagine that the RP 2012 revolution, grassroots campaign, and ideas from volunteers reached alot of marketing 'top ten hot topics' publications and memos and such (I doubt they get it though). It probably was, is, and should be used as an example of non-traditional / bottom-up viral marketing in all phases.
Obama's whole web page that everyone acclaimed so much seemed stolen from Ron's....
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They'll have a hard time claiming first use. they can claim abandonment, but the use was appropriate to the function of a campaign.
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I do not see why both Sunglass Hut and the Ron Paul movement could not both use it. But I think it's kind of lame to equate sunglasses with a revolution. I mean, wow, that's so hardcore, lol.
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That tells me that you haven't seen "For Liberty," dude!
I love that sign. As a graphic artist, I thought it was such a great logo to use for a grassroots movement. BUT.... unless someone can reach back further than 2003, I think the credit may go to DJ Scribe, a NYC DJ, (or a graphic artist who designed it for him) in '03:
http://www.djscribe.com/love.html
The very bottom image is a flyer using the backwards "LOVE" in red with the black "REVOLUTION" for an "(Impeach the) President's Day Smackdown". While it doesn't have the year on the flyer, I believe the last President's Day on Monday, Feb. 17th was in 2003.
However, it is possible that the stenciling and the stencilled font may had been originally used by whomever created the first RP Revolution logo (and consequently, DJ Scribe may have taken the stencilled version later for his use down the line years later).
Having designed logos for a living, it is quite difficult to lay claim to creating an "original" idea like this, since an average person has seen more imagery in his life than he can consciously recall, and I would not be surprised if this concept (the inverted "love" in revolution) hasn't been kicked around from artist to artist since the 60's.
Anyone with more info about the "revolution" sign? Or go back further than '03?
http://www.djscribe.com/love.html
The very bottom image is a flyer using the backwards "LOVE" in red with the black "REVOLUTION" for an "(Impeach the) President's Day Smackdown". While it doesn't have the year on the flyer, I believe the last President's Day on Monday, Feb. 17th was in 2003.
However, it is possible that the stenciling and the stencilled font may had been originally used by whomever created the first RP Revolution logo (and consequently, DJ Scribe may have taken the stencilled version later for his use down the line years later).
Having designed logos for a living, it is quite difficult to lay claim to creating an "original" idea like this, since an average person has seen more imagery in his life than he can consciously recall, and I would not be surprised if this concept (the inverted "love" in revolution) hasn't been kicked around from artist to artist since the 60's.
Anyone with more info about the "revolution" sign? Or go back further than '03?
only if the hut makes a huge donation to Paul movement.
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To hell with intellectual property.
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I remember seeing an 90's album cover that used the same logo. I tried to find it but to no avail. I only found this comment referencing it:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913021/posts
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The first 'R' is also backwards. In that, it varies from what we were using. That might not be enough to protect them in court, if whomever originated that tries to sue them over it.
I have mixed feelings about that. It could be a source of publicity, but as expensive as lawyers are it might not be so cost effective--especially if this isn't the message we want to send.
Anyone have ideas on how else we can capitalize and get some publicity out of it?
I have mixed feelings about that. It could be a source of publicity, but as expensive as lawyers are it might not be so cost effective--especially if this isn't the message we want to send.
Anyone have ideas on how else we can capitalize and get some publicity out of it?
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qftNothing is original. That's why IP is stupid.
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