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Fair use of WA logo?

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Omigodtheykilledkenny
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Fair use of WA logo?

Postby Omigodtheykilledkenny » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:56 pm

I know well that the use of the WA flag for one's nation or region is illegal, but is there a "fair use" policy allowing players to adopt the logo itself, if it does not exactly resemble the WA flag? (Example here: Nullarnish WA Mission.)

If I've inadvertently landed this person into trouble, I profusely apologize, but it seems to me that kind of use would be permissible, no?
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Postby Sedgistan » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:00 pm

As long as it isn't an intent to deceive by using in-game images, it's fine.

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Postby Unibot II » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:07 pm

Sedgistan wrote:As long as it isn't an intent to deceive by using in-game images, it's fine.


Wouldn't just about any use of the WA/SC/Commendation/Condemnation flag/symbol be obviously not intended to deceive so long as the nation isn't called "The World Assembly" or something and contacting newbies about joining him or something...
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Postby Sedgistan » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:12 pm

Deceive, mislead, whatever. If it's clear it's an edited version of the image, rather than the image itself, it's OK.


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