Hello everyone! I'm Reff, a pixel-artist that usually posts asset packs on the game assets section of Itch.
I started working on a new idea, an asset pack of desktop icons for PC, remade entirely from scratch in my pixelart style (You can see a sneak peak here: Desktop Icons remade In pixelart )
Would it be legal to sell this here? They are the logos from huge companies, that are 100% copyrighted. But they are also fair use recreations, arent they?
Thank you for your time.
Your answer is contained in the question: if those logos are copyrighted, then no. Never mind that logos are usually trademarked, not copyrighted, in which case still no. But I am not a lawyer. You should ask a real one.
Either way: if these recreations are made by you, then you can upload them here and we'll only take them down if the rights holders complain. Hope this helps.
If you try to earn money from someone else’s work, and they didn’t in any way allow you to do that, they possibly can sue for the full amount, possibly more if you’ve somehow managed to damage their brand.
I’m not a lawyer, my only advice is, don’t do something with the work of a creator without explicit consent.
When a random user looks at those logos, will they think it’s that company’s logo? If the answer is 100% yes without a doubt, then it could cause you problems.
Fair use does not apply if you create the logo from scratch. Fair use is for cases like for example when someone is reviewing a game from a company, and showing the company’s logo as a result.
