Can I copyright a logo that was created for my website?
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I have been trying to start up an e-commerce business with a friend. My friend and I have had an amicable parting of ways. My friend had an artist friend of his draw 2 drawings to be used on the website as logo's. The artist drew the drawings free of charge. The drawings both state the artist's "nickname" on them and I do not intend to remove the "nickname" when published. The drawings both contain the name of the website which I have registered solely in my name. Now my friend and I have parted ways and I have decided to take the website in a totally different direction. I would still like to use the drawings as logo's. What are my legal rights? Can I legally copyright the drawings and trademark the website name in order to prevent my friend from attempting to use them in his own venture?
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Answer:
the artist still has legal claim to his artwork unless a contract was drawn up stating that he relinquished those rights to you for compensation or otherwise. you're in murky territory if nothing exists on paper but if it came to a legal dispute favor would most likely be towards the artist.
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