Everyone who owns a logo should follow the vigilance displayed by the famous football team, Dallas Cowboys.

According to ClarionLedger.com, the legal counselor of the five-time Super Bowl champion team Dallas Cowboys has contacted the campaign staff of Republican attorney general candidate Al Hopkins to remove the star in his official Website. (See photo below).

The star logo is used to highlight Hopkins’ military experience as a retired major general with the Mississippi National Guard. However, the military star is colored white with a black background.

According Hopkins’ campaign manager Michael Luethy, they changed the color of the military star to blue and white because they are in a political campaign.

Although Dallas Cowboys did not file a formal legal complaint, the camp of Al Hopkins believes they are not infringing any copyright but later on voluntarily removed the star “in a good faith effort.” However, the star logo will stay in their offline campaign materials like yard signs.

Since this happened in the middle of a political campaign, the opposing side has seized this opportunity to slur Hopkins.

“It’s truly baffling that Al Hopkins, who clams to have so much legal experience, does not recognize he’s infringing upon one of the most recognizable sports symbols in the world,” said Jonathan Compretta, campaign manager of Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood.

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