CSGO T-SHIRT COPYRIGHT

[SHROUD]

Hi there! Me and my wife are planning to open up a store selling CSGO clothings. I just want to ask how to get the permission from VALVE Corp.? Do I just have to email them or what? Thank you in advance for those who will answer.
#Respect

[Hireath]

They will never accept, Otherwise, You can use non copyrighted things from Csgo like the Models, The Bombs or the Maps ! But definitevely not the Name or the Logo !

[Spawn of Totoro]

https://valvestore.welovefine.com/feature/about-workshop-for-merch.html

[SHROUD]

Originally posted by Hireath:

They will never accept, Otherwise, You can use non copyrighted things from Csgo like the Models, The Bombs or the Maps ! But definitevely not the Name or the Logo !

I see, but why there are allot of sites out there selling CSGO clothings (using CSGO and even VALVE logo). Did they ask permission from VALVE?

[Forcen]

Originally posted by KEN:

Originally posted by Hireath:

They will never accept, Otherwise, You can use non copyrighted things from Csgo like the Models, The Bombs or the Maps ! But definitevely not the Name or the Logo !

I see, but why there are allot of sites out there selling CSGO clothings (using CSGO and even VALVE logo). Did they ask permission from VALVE?

Either they are ambiguous enough to not specifically infringe on any trademark or at least stay in a grey area or they don't care and hope they won't get sued since they are tiny. Don't be those people...

For example, maybe you could sell a t-shirt with a drawing of a black forest cake, aka the cake from portal and have the text "the cake is a lie" and it would be not infringing on anything.
Just taking the portal 2 logo from the game and putting it on a t-shirt would not fly.

Basically, don't sell stuff or drawings of stuff you didn't draw. If you want to draw some cartoon terrorists and sell it on a t-shirt that would be cool probably.

I am not a lawyer.

Basically, this page explains it: http://store.steampowered.com/legal

And maybe this: http://store.steampowered.com/video_policy

[Zekiran]

If it's not found on Valve's site, or via a licensed distributor such as WeLoveFine, it's not licensed and should be ignored and/or reported.

Don't sell things you don't own the rights to.

[SHROUD]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

If it's not found on Valve's site, or via a licensed distributor such as WeLoveFine, it's not licensed and should be ignored and/or reported.

Don't sell things you don't own the rights to.

Ok clear, then how to get that distributors' license? Is it possible for me to apply for that permission?

[SHROUD]

Originally posted by Forcen:

Originally posted by KEN:

I see, but why there are allot of sites out there selling CSGO clothings (using CSGO and even VALVE logo). Did they ask permission from VALVE?

Either they are ambiguous enough to not specifically infringe on any trademark or at least stay in a grey area or they don't care and hope they won't get sued since they are tiny. Don't be those people...

For example, maybe you could sell a t-shirt with a drawing of a black forest cake, aka the cake from portal and have the text "the cake is a lie" and it would be not infringing on anything.
Just taking the portal 2 logo from the game and putting it on a t-shirt would not fly.

Basically, don't sell stuff or drawings of stuff you didn't draw. If you want to draw some cartoon terrorists and sell it on a t-shirt that would be cool probably.

I am not a lawyer.

Basically, this page explains it: http://store.steampowered.com/legal

And maybe this: http://store.steampowered.com/video_policy

Thanks for this

[wuddih]

Originally posted by KEN:

Originally posted by Zekiran:

If it's not found on Valve's site, or via a licensed distributor such as WeLoveFine, it's not licensed and should be ignored and/or reported.

Don't sell things you don't own the rights to.

Ok clear, then how to get that distributors' license? Is it possible for me to apply for that permission?

check the link in 2nd reply if you wanna sell own designs. if you wanna resell the stuff the contact us button is on the bottom of that page.

in any case, they print the shirts.

[SHROUD]

Originally posted by wuddih:

Originally posted by KEN:

Ok clear, then how to get that distributors' license? Is it possible for me to apply for that permission?

check the link in 2nd reply if you wanna sell own designs. if you wanna resell the stuff the contact us button is on the bottom of that page.

in any case, they print the shirts.

Nope, what we are planning to do is to open up our own clothing store including all printing stuff and designing. Is this possible? If yes then how can I get the permission from valve for me to do it so? Thanks again.

[Forcen]

Are you just planning to sell t-shirts with their game logos on them? If yes, why would they let you do that? They have a contract with that other store.

If the t-shirts don't have the logos and you will have original art then it might be fine to just do it.

Again, ask a trademark lawyer.

Basically, will you create the art on the t-shirts?
Don't sell t-shirts that has drawings or stuff you didn't create or draw on them.

[SHROUD]

Originally posted by Forcen:

Are you just planning to sell t-shirts with their game logos on them? If yes, why would they let you do that? They have a contract with that other store.

If the t-shirts don't have the logos and you will have original art then it might be fine to just do it.

Again, ask a trademark lawyer.

Basically, will you create the art on the t-shirts?
Don't sell t-shirts that has drawings or stuff you didn't create or draw on them.

Ok, like this, how can I have a contract from VALVE, life franchise, so that I can do print a shirt with their logo?

[Forcen]

What you really ask is how do you contact valve, this is how: http://www.valvesoftware.com/contact/

Start thinking about why they would let you make money on their stuff.

[wuddih]

Originally posted by KEN:

Ok, like this, how can I have a contract from VALVE, life franchise, so that I can do print a shirt with their logo?

http://www.valvesoftware.com/contact/ you ask for a talk about it and if they see a reason to consider it, you sell your soul with the contract you have to sign.

but i already said, that in any case, they print. i said this because even their regional partners are just resellers. it very unlikely that they give a random shop in pooptown, idaho permission to commercialize their intellectual property.