can anyone advise me on copyright laws please?

[Neil Speirs]

Hi Fred,

unfortunately most of the stuff you see on eBay will be breaking some copyright law, to be honest I don’t think it’s worth the risk for the small reward in flogging this stuff

[fred kaz]

Hi Neil,

Thanks for your reply, I know that there is not much to be made but, as lot as it keep me active during the day I would be happy just to make a few pounds a week.

I was thinking of doing this more as a hobby than a business, unless it took off and I could make some real money.

How do you go about getting permission to use corporate names/logos. I fly model helicopters and I was thinking of doing some decals for the members of the club that I am in.

Cheers,

Fred 🙂

[Ian Muir]

Hi Fred, ……….. welcome.

Please don’t think I’m trying to be flippant but you do not mention if you have skills in graphic design.. it’s not as easy as taking something off a web page (which is unlikely to have a good enough resolution) and working on it to output to a printer or cutter and then expect it to sell on Ebay in enough quantities to make it worthwhile.

If you research the other sellers of this type of stuff on Ebay, look at their selling history, you will find that most move only 3 or 4 items a week for a fiver each or so, not a lot of profit for so much work.

As to copyright, then you are right to breach copyright or to purchase pirated software is looked down on and carries possible serious consequences…. Ebay has cleaned up it’s act a lot and you are unlikely to find yourself buying dodgy stuff nowadays.

Point is though most of the clipart has already been bought and used by Ebayers, much better to design your own unique stuff of quality designs and sell that, much more profit.

Hope that helps, I’m sure others on this illustrious site will have their positive suggestions….

Ian

:lol1:

[Neil Speirs]

To do it "correctly" you would need to contact each individual company & ask them for permission to recreate there logo which they will probably say yes to for a very small fortune 🙄

or you just produce them and sell them at your own risk, roll of the dice i’m affraid

[fred kaz]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the advice.

In answer to one of the questions I have taken a couple of courses one being a City in Guild in graphic art and design and the other was an on-line course with a Manchester college doing basic photoshop.

As for profit I am not to bothered about this. Like I said I am disabled and at the moment I am not very active in the mind department. I do get out a lot so I am not tied to the house but I am bored and I would like something to do during the day. If I only make enough to cover the cost of the vinyl I would be happy.

Cheers,

Fred

[Ian Muir]

Well then go for it Fred, best wishes.

You mention vinyl, I presume you have a plotter rather than a vinyl printer, therefore you need to get your head around a vector drawing programme like Coreldraw or Illustrator, that in itself should keep you occupied for several years, I’m still trying to find how to work it better (bitmap & vector) after over 20 years!

Ian :lol1:

[fred kaz]

Hi Ian,

I have a Fosion C24 USB Plotter/Cutter, and I am using Coreldraw and sign tools 3 for the cutting.

I have a very good friend who has a business selling Photo’s on canvas and he was thinking of doing this as well, but the canvas side took of very well as he now has 6 machines and rents a small unit.

He sold me his complete package, but he had no clipart.

Cheers,

Fred

[Ian Muir]

I think for your needs from what you say, you are looking for corporate/ car/bike logos, maybe boy racer stuff as well as other clipart then first stop might be to google ‘brands of the world’, filled with usually vector logos to download….. site is totally legitimate as far as I am aware but as has been said, not sure of legality of utilising them to sell on, although, as has also been said, many on Ebay are doing so…..

Ian :lol1:

[fred kaz]

Thanks Ian for the pointer to that web site.

Fred 😀 😀

[John Callaghan]

Hi Fred, I started off by doing vinyl work for the local boy racers – still do quite a few actually. Do a quick surf around ebay for ‘tribal graphics’ – should give you some ideas. But as you have design skills and an excellent package- USE THEM! and start designing your own unique graphics. One off graphics are too time consuming and low profit for the Big Boys to bother with but this is certainly a perfect market to think seriously about – there is a real sense of satisfaction watching your work zoom past. And here’s a quick tip; when the customer expresses shock at the price you are quoting for a graphic offer to knock a pound or two off if you can include your web site in the design. Do it in a small contrasting colour (layered vinyl) and soon word will spread. On your quiet days – put together a simple web site and this time next year you could be as rich as Robert Lambie. Good luck!

[fred kaz]

Thanks John for the advice,

Fred 😀

[Peter Normington]

you do need to read the t and c’s though.
botw is a legitimate site. but its down to you to to acquire any permissions etc. to use any copyright material
And I dont think it is in the interest of uksb to promote the ebay sticker business

Peter

[Jill Marie Welsh]

quote :

it keep me active during the day

You will probably get activity time in jail if you start selling Harley decals.
😉
Love….Jill

[Gordon Galloway]

Ford will even come after you for printing a picture of your own car on a t shirt if the Ford logo is visible, unless you contact them and come to an arrangement.