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Icons of all main payment operators and methods

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Re: Icons of all main payment operators and methods

#5
Not "all main payment operators". More accurate title would be "many major payment operators". Not a big deal but it comes off as presumptuous to suggest that paymentfont.io is the arbiter of what a "main payment operator" is.

Nice font though, and a good idea to create that, thanks.

Re: Icons of all main payment operators and methods

#8
post #2

Those are really nice, but aren't some of those trademarked?

They might be, but when you're using someone else's trademark to accurately represent their business, it may not be a trademark violation within itself.

So for example, if I took Hacker News' Y but used it to link to Hacker News itself, that may not be a trademark violation as I am not either hurting the brand's reputation or misleading people into thinking an association exists with the brand.

But ultimately it is up to a judge to decide what is or is not allowed. And you definitely don't want to take the "the ride" to find out that what you're doing is legal, it could still cost you tens of thousands of dollars.

> Fair use may be asserted on two grounds, either that the alleged infringer is using the mark to describe accurately an aspect of its products, or that the alleged infringer is using the mark to identify the mark owner.[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark#Limits_and_defenses_...

Re: Icons of all main payment operators and methods

#10
post #2

Those are really nice, but aren't some of those trademarked?

Pretty much all of these will be trademarked.

Is this legal? I mean: to make fonts with trademarked logos and publish them (regardless if it is offered for free or not).
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