b10b Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 We're making a lot of sports games currently. Some of the environments look less than real as a result of being clean of thousands of competing sponsor logos. I want to add some logos, but I don't want them to be real, or represent any licensing jeopardy to us down the line. I also don't want to spend days of art time designing a dozen logos that might be fake to our eyes yet unwittingly infringe on someone's real trademark. So the question is ... Do you know of a source of public domain (or royalty free license) fake brands? Ideally with unrestricted usage in created universes (e.g. movies, games, tv)? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno_ Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 You could use the technologies you build your games, this forum, I don't think they would mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Why not actually sell the advertising space ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b10b Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Thanks. Concerns with both ideas is that they involve upfront consent and ongoing relationships with third party properties. That's hard to do (of value) without a demonstrable game and audience - so our need to fill with "fake" brands is a first step even if pursuing these ideas later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat.mobi Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 @b10b you can use labrat.mobi logo for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b10b Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 @labrat.mobi very generous But perhaps, after you're more famous, your teams of lawyers will harass me to remove it (unbeknownst to your kind-self)!?! Conclusion. For now we ended up putting just the game logo in the game ... not perfect but: easy; no IP issues; just enough noise to suggest adverts; self reinforces the brand; reduces asset ripping to an extent? I'll cross-link the post when we put it live. Edit: adding cross-link: labrat.mobi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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