The Hallucinating Goose Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said: The British Coal logo being slightly wrong still annoys me. Attention to detail. It probably has to be to avoid some copyright issues over using the actual logo. It's the same reason why these repros of old shirts never have a manufacturers logo on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: It probably has to be to avoid some copyright issues over using the actual logo. It's the same reason why these repros of old shirts never have a manufacturers logo on them. Unless its admiral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsontown Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 4 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: It probably has to be to avoid some copyright issues over using the actual logo. It's the same reason why these repros of old shirts never have a manufacturers logo on them. I'm sure you're right, but what's going to happen? Are they going to get sued by British Coal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, wilsontown said: I'm sure you're right, but what's going to happen? Are they going to get sued by British Coal? Its a valid point and I can't say I know masses about copyright law, I'm just presuming someone still owns the rights to the brand, I presume all brands are owned by someone, God knows who that person is in this case but when a club is producing a limited edition shirt they won't want to be paying out an extra cost just to get the British Coal logo perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wollo Wollo Wayoo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 5 hours ago, RigbyLuger said: The British Coal logo being slightly wrong still annoys me. Attention to detail. And that era's shirts being some of the worst designs we've ever had. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as me. Wakefield Trinity RLFC 2012 - 2014 "The wasted years" 2013, 2014 & 2015 Official Magic Weekend "Whipping Boys" 2017 - The year the dream disappeared under Grix's left foot. 2018 - The FinniChezz Bromance 2019 - The Return of the Prodigal Son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Call me an old f@rt but I’m not really liking the ‘22 kits so far. Warrington’s are quite good but the others I’ve seen don’t say ‘this is a rugby league top’ enough for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Call me an old f@rt but I’m not really liking the ‘22 kits so far. Warrington’s are quite good but the others I’ve seen don’t say ‘this is a rugby league top’ enough for my taste. Old f@rt! No, I must be one too cos I'm of the same opinion as you. The Warrington home is nice but as has been said, it is just a rebadged Paramatta shirt with a massive red target on it and I really don't like the Wakey ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Old f@rt! No, I must be one too cos I'm of the same opinion as you. The Warrington home is nice but as has been said, it is just a rebadged Paramatta shirt with a massive red target on it and I really don't like the Wakey ones. Could you link to this Parra shirt that Wire have rebadged? It seems to be a common comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 10 hours ago, wilsontown said: I'm sure you're right, but what's going to happen? Are they going to get sued by British Coal? The sad thing for me is that some clubs are willing and happy to plagiarise something for the sake of a few quid. Only my opinion of course, but i see it as unprofessional and morally wrong. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dave T said: Could you link to this Parra shirt that Wire have rebadged? It seems to be a common comment. If you will wear blue and yellow in some kind of hoop formation. 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigbyLuger Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, EastLondonMike said: The sad thing for me is that some clubs are willing and happy to plagiarise something for the sake of a few quid. Only my opinion of course, but i see it as unprofessional and morally wrong. The companies who do the same with old designs, having no rights to the clubs or designs, are worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RugbyLeagueGeek Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) 50 minutes ago, EastLondonMike said: The sad thing for me is that some clubs are willing and happy to plagiarise something for the sake of a few quid. Only my opinion of course, but i see it as unprofessional and morally wrong. I'm not an expert so hoping you know the answer on this, but if the company no longer exists (e.g. such as British Coal, ICI, Hicksons, Norweb), presumably nobody owns the copyright to their logos? Would this mean that kit firms can use them without fear of reprisal? Edited November 11, 2021 by RugbyLeagueGeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 52 minutes ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said: I'm not an expert so hoping you know the answer on this, but if the company no longer exists (e.g. such as British Coal, ICI, Hicksons, Norweb), presumably nobody owns the copyright to their logos? Would this mean that kit firms can use them without fear of reprisal? In theory i guess so, but you would have thought most of those companies didn't just cease to exist, they probably would have been consumed by a larger organisation or some such. Which would likely mean that someone somewhere does still own the rights to certain intellectual properties. I could be wrong of course. But even so, just trying to prosper from something that isn't yours is pretty low in my opinion. I could be completely wrong and maybe in this case Wakefield own the rights for everything used on that jersey. 1 Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZH Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 29/10/2021 at 18:20, dead man inc said: Hull KR home That looks like an ice hockey jersey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, RigbyLuger said: The companies who do the same with old designs, having no rights to the clubs or designs, are worse. Again, it's all about making a quick and easy buck. It's lazy, unprofessional and morally wrong, again just IMO Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealwithit Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 04:01, Gav Wilson said: I like this a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, MZH said: That looks like an ice hockey jersey. It really does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatmichaelsays Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said: I'm not an expert so hoping you know the answer on this, but if the company no longer exists (e.g. such as British Coal, ICI, Hicksons, Norweb), presumably nobody owns the copyright to their logos? Would this mean that kit firms can use them without fear of reprisal? Most of those companies will have been sold (either in full or in part) and their branding will form part of the assets that the buyer purchased. (British Coal was bought by what became UK Coal, and it's mining operations have since been sold). So the brand is still owned by someone and they still have the intellectual property rights. There are some principles around "use it or lose it" when it comes to some trademarks (see RL's previous use of "rugby world cup" as a good example), which is why companies defend potential infringements very vigorously. Even for defunct brands, they tend to defend them as it gives them the option to use them at a later date (for example, some "heritage" marketing activity, although I'm not sure that would be relevant with a former coal plant). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigbyLuger Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, whatmichaelsays said: Most of those companies will have been sold (either in full or in part) and their branding will form part of the assets that the buyer purchased. (British Coal was bought by what became UK Coal, and it's mining operations have since been sold). So the brand is still owned by someone and they still have the intellectual property rights. There are some principles around "use it or lose it" when it comes to some trademarks (see RL's previous use of "rugby world cup" as a good example), which is why companies defend potential infringements very vigorously. Even for defunct brands, they tend to defend them as it gives them the option to use them at a later date (for example, some "heritage" marketing activity, although I'm not sure that would be relevant with a former coal plant). I'll go back and say it looks better, to me, without the obvious "incorrect" logo. (Not that I'd buy it as I've got that original shirt, and we didn't have names on the back then!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERugbyDad Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, MZH said: That looks like an ice hockey jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castleford Hawk Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 A classic…. 4 <p>Hunslet: STILL the city's only club to win 4 competitions in one season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henson Park Old Firm Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just now, Castleford Hawk said: A classic…. Castleford take note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZH Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 38 minutes ago, Castleford Hawk said: A classic…. Im not crazy about the photo on the back, I feel like they could have referenced that side in a slightly more subtle way. On the whole it's a very nice kit though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholly Trinity Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 12 hours ago, EastLondonMike said: In theory i guess so, but you would have thought most of those companies didn't just cease to exist, they probably would have been consumed by a larger organisation or some such. Which would likely mean that someone somewhere does still own the rights to certain intellectual properties. I could be wrong of course. But even so, just trying to prosper from something that isn't yours is pretty low in my opinion. I could be completely wrong and maybe in this case Wakefield own the rights for everything used on that jersey. I know any excuse to have a bash at Wakefield is a valid one, but I think there's some confusion here between trademark and copyright or even design right (which would more suitably cover a shirt design). The more serious crime is "passing off", which is difficult to prove. Trademarks need to be renewed every 10 years. https://www.gov.uk/renew-your-trade-mark You can easily search UK trademarks online. The nearest current mark is for Great British Cola. https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmtext/page/Results In fact, I'm not sure "British Coal" was ever registered as a trademark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Wholly Trinity said: I know any excuse to have a bash at Wakefield is a valid one, but I think there's some confusion here between trademark and copyright or even design right (which would more suitably cover a shirt design). The more serious crime is "passing off", which is difficult to prove. Trademarks need to be renewed every 10 years. https://www.gov.uk/renew-your-trade-mark You can easily search UK trademarks online. The nearest current mark is for Great British Cola. https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmtext/page/Results In fact, I'm not sure "British Coal" was ever registered as a trademark. I’m honestly not a Wakey basher. I’d love to see Wakey prosper as a club on and off the pitch. My views on this would be the same with any club, even the club I support. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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