Sony to Pay $5 Million over Logo Dispute
For not displaying the logo of a small record company, a U.S. federal court has ordered Sony Music to pay $5 million. The logo of Cleveland International Records must be included on reissues of Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” album but it did not happen.
In defense, Sony claimed it was an unintentional mistake and some corrections were already made. According to BBC, it even accused the small record company of fabricating the logo agreement just to get more money from the company. Too late, the verdict was already handed down.
South African Hates the Official 2010 FIFA World Cup logo
As early as now, the 2010 World Cup fever has already started. In a year-long poll conducted among South Africans in the site not the 2010 logo, 75 percent of the voters do not like the official 2010 FIFA World Cup logo.
Many designers feel the logo is way below standard. Instead of complaining, they created a site and invited other designers to create their own version of the World Cup logo and let the public decide which unofficial logo is more appropriate through online voting.
Although this contest is not sanctioned by the FIFA, many designers created more attractive logos reflecting the South African culture. They intend to submit poster and mascot designs to FIFA, hoping it will be considered. This creative way of showing discontent has opened opportunities to many aspiring designers since their logo designs are exposed to more than 300,000 online visitors.
Via AllAfrica.com
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