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Old 08-26-2013, 02:33 AM   #654
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Originally Posted by driveway View Post
Aren't there fairly serious issues around intellectual property that are raised by threads/blogs/email jihads of this nature?

If the Flames were to release a cream jersey now that even bore a passing resemblance to this design, wouldn't it expose them to a potential lawsuit? I imagine that the intention of most posters here is to show what they like, but what if you're a professional designer, or what if you were hoping to become one, or break into the big-leagues of design?

Having a major sports team select you as the designer for their jerseys would be a huge feather in your cap and would represent a substantial amount of money. Would anyone really blame someone who had made a gorgeous design only to see their team use it - or something very close - and not compensate or credit them?

So, as much as these threads are fun and the designs are great, I think that the more a design shows up on a thread like this the less likely it is to ever come close to reality.
It's really not that difficult. Just find the person who made it (in this case Split98), and compensate them for designing the jersey.
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