The legalities of using (copyrighted?) Amiga logos on websites

[StevenJGore]

Hi,

For my new CD32-related website (see sig for link, nothing there yet though!) I was wondering about logos. More specifically, the red and white Amiga CD32 logo (as found on the front of the CD32 and most CD32 games), and the Commodore logo. Would there be any legal issues if I were to use any of these on my website pages? I'm not sure who owns what, these days, if anybody!

Thanks!
Steve.

[StevenJGore]

it's not like there is anyone who can sue you.

That's just what I was thinking!

[StevenJGore]

This whole thread smacks of stealing one's belongings and THE RIGHT of doing so while he or she can't physically or legally defend him/herself.

Imagine you're physically lacking the power to defend your precious or emotionally precious posessions. Does this give your neighbours (or your so-called 'friends') the right to plunder you? Other people putting your 'jewels' to general display?

Disgusting! It's plain highway robbery. You're no more than vultures watching for a chance on a near dead body! I hope you're man enough to realize this.

I was merely asking if certain logos were still copyrighted, mainly the red and white CD32 logo, and who owns the copyright.

I'm not interested in the Boing! ball logo because a) it's naff, b) it has no unique association with the CD32 and therefore no place on my website, and c) basic two-colour raytraced/rendered spheres with checkered patterns may have been all the rage in the early 90's, but using it as a logo in 200X is just laughable. When I booted OS3.9 for the first time, the "Get Boinged!" logo made be cringe so much, I nearly died! :-D

"AMIGA and its Boing logo, are registered trademarks of Amiga Inc."

or so . . . and you are in peace with your conscience.

If it makes me legal, I'll add it to my website! Cheers!

Steve.