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Originally Posted by Artynut
Mike_vee, I went to the site you gave the link to in your last post just to see what was on offer. Was surprised to see so much being peddled bearing the cypher of His Majesty King Charles 111. It was my understanding that the “Royal” crown or crown depicted in the reigning monarch’s cypher is a copy rite design and therefore is subject to certain laws as regarding reproducing them. Can you set me straight? Best regards, David J.
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This is pure guess work from me :
1. I don't think the actual 'cypher' is a registered trademark so , unlike the RBL two petal red poppy , it can be reproduced legally.
2. Copyright comes into play when items (badges/souvenirs etc) are produced. If a design is "registered" then anyone copying/faking that design (without permission) could be prosecuted .
When the RBL brought out their new branding the "logo" would have been registered as a trademark , so the style , colour , font etc could not be reproduced on items without their permission.
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