Google "bad" logos

Don't know it has been posted yet

[webbie]

http://www.somethingawful.com/article.php?id=382-2

[Brett_Tabke]

It will be interesting to see if Google sends them a c&d.

Some of the logo's are hilarious.

[korkus2000]

Its a grey area on trademarked logos. Google could prove that it hurts their business. I hope they don't because I think it is just for fun.

[Brett_Tabke]

I know Disney has successfully countered the parody exception when people tried to use their cartoon characters.

[celerityfm]

I love SomethingAwful: (From the article) "[Google is] also good for searching many other things, including, but not limited to: Everything."

Hahaha. I'd be suprised if Google bothered them, it brings more attention to Google, one way or the other- and that can't be bad :)

[edited by: celerityfm at 2:11 pm (utc) on Aug. 14, 2002]

[edit_g]

I think they will probably just laugh. Or at least I hope so... Somethingawful.com is fantastic- especially Cliff...

[Brett_Tabke]

Oh, there are a couple of those I would have a real problem with if I were Google. I sure wouldn't want a few of those images going into peoples mind. They've carefully cultivated, crafted, and protected the Google brand up to this point. There are three in there that would send me through the roof if I was in charge of image management at Google.

[Hawkgirl]

I agree, Brett. There's a fine line between harmless fun and damaging infringement.

Google themselves played around in the "harmless fun" area when they did the whole "Dilbert" thing a few months back.

I think the problem is it would be hard to define "harmless" versus "damaging" - so if I were Google I'd err on the side of caution and try to get it all shut down.

But since I'm NOT Google, I forwarded the link to a friend who I knew would appreciate the various logos, with a caution ("some of these are a wee bit inappropriate!").

[NickJAllen]

I hope Google don't take on somethingawful.com - it could be a big mistake! Go to their site and have a look at how they've treated people threatening legal action in the past - it's not often I laugh out loud looking at pages on the Internet - leave them alone Google!

[Lisa]

Parody of well known celebrities or famous things is fully protected under the constitution. There is no legal problem with this site. Parody may be in bad taste or good taste but both are covered under the first amendment.

BTW, Parody of private citizens or other private things is not covered. For further information please locate the supreme court ruling on this subject.

[mivox]

I would certainly hope Google is internet savvy enough to leave it be. It would be nothing but bad press if they even tried a c&d.

Disney? I expect Disney to be <edit>extremely thorough</edit> when pursuing people for 'infringing on their copyrights', like the dastardly folks who got a C&D for having Disney characters painted on their daycare building w/out paying licensing fees.

Google? They try so hard to maintain a warm-fuzzy-internet-savvy-hip image, they'd be shooting themselves in the foot with the PR (public relations, that is) equivalent of a 12ga. if they kicked up a fuss about this sort of thing.

[edited excessively colorful/negative adjectives... wouldn't want anyone to get in trouble for libel. hehe.]