A couple of years ago a job I worked was looking for a new logo?

Question

I submitted an idea and it was used I was never told about it or anything but I see it everyday on all the company head letters Its on the building I see it on advertisements even on tv the governer has even made anouncements while standing underneath it its for a government job It drives me crazy to see it all the time and nobody knows its mine .Why didnt I at least get a thumbs up at least
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Answer 1

This issue being a couple of years old is going to require you to be able to prove that your logo is the one they've been using...you will need documentation to that effect including sketches that were dated and signed by you. Perhaps the company believes that you gave the idea to them freely and without attachments...however, nothing should have been assumed and they should have at the very least informed you of their decision to use the artwork, get you to release the copyright to them which then authorized them to take the artwork as their own and even if you didn't expect it, they should have out of common courtesy, offered you something for your time and effort in creating this.

That said...this could end up being extremely difficult for you to prove, particularly against a governmental agency/company. The concept you submitted may have been assumed as being without any expectations, meaning you offered this to them and they took it to use as their own.

Given also that you have not come forward for a few years after the fact, rather than following up on your submission say a week or two after handing it to them...could put you in a position that without proper, thorough and fully provable documentation including the ability to obtain the original submission from this office that carries your signature and date on it, by you...would really make your claim to ownership of the logo difficult.

If you choose to follow through with this...be certain you can prove everything right down to the date you submitted it and to whom. It may not work out, so be prepared for that. Further you may have to spend a fair amount to get anywhere with this and it may very well not be worth it in the end. Don't mean to discourage you but this could end up being a battle.

If you do this type of work again...sign, date and imprint a copyright notice directly onto the work somewhere...if submitted via electronic means, watermark the work as well. A 'poor man's' copyright can be implemented as well, by placing the work into an envelope prior to submission and mailing it back to yourself through the postal system which then places a date stamp on the envelope. Leaving the envelope sealed then offers you a small level of protection if in future something like this were to happen again. Further, follow up on the work and forward a Copyright release form that they will be required to sign and return to you...keep a copy of this sent document and annotate the date and to whom you sent the form. Follow up on it as well and ensure you make it clear that useage of the concept artwork without your permission is not allowable. Cover your bases and just the fact that you appear to know what you are doing should deter the person from using your work without permission...but it can and does still happen, unfortunately.

Sorry this took place, but collecting on even the acknowledgment by the office that this was indeed your design, could be a very futile attempt...good luck with this hope it does work out for you.

Answer 2

Well you worked for the company, so anything you created was theirs to use legally.

If you had already left the job by the time it was decided, I can sort of understand why they wouldn't have made a big deal out of it being designed by a former employee.

But if you still worked there, then I guess the only answer is because your boss was a schmuck. Under those circumstances, it seems like a pretty mean-spirited thing to do. After all, a design firm would have charged him thousands of dollars for a new logo. He got one for free. He should have acknowledged you in some way.

Answer 3

You could sue, thats plagerism depending on of you signed a contract with the company stating that they can use what ever ideas of yours they want. And you have to have proof that it was your idea. Consult a lawyer. That's shady business practices.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Talk to a lawyer, if you can prove that you made it and they never told you they were going with your idea or asked you if they could use it, maybe you have a case.

Answer 6

That's not nice!
sue them!

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