Tim, have no idea what you think UK is gonna do?! Actually the logo license is world-wide so individual countries have little bearing on it. The European Union ? Mess??

Seriously I don't know OR have a clue what your concerns are. Is this DVD seen in retail in mass markets? Brick and mortar locations? On-line? Price competitive? Content original or ?

Pretty sure it applies to the "manufacturer" of the physical disc, who you send the sample/data to for replication. And Sony, for providing us with the tool to make the format. Not us as content producers.

I ain't a lawyer, so your mileage may vary, yada yada yada...

The typical standard is running off more than 500 copies total - then you goto replication house and they take care of licensing fees within the billing.

For productions number less than 500 total copies, and assuming you are burning one-offs (silly name?) to create duplicates - then you create the design and no license requirement binding.

Use it. You'll be fine.

OK, Thanks guys, I guess.

VideoITguy, the reason was I was asking is I'd like to use it but wasn't sure whether I was entitled. I wasn't certain whether the licencing is enforcable worldwide as I could only find any licencing details on the .jp site. So thanks for clearing it up.

You wonder what I'm concerned about - quite simply "doing the right thing" - in the same way that it is unlikely anyone will ever check that I have paid the PRS and MCPS (music reproduction) licences for the DVDs of my daughter's school nativity play, but I do it anyway so I have a clear conscience.

Admittedly that's a slightly different, as I am at least contributing to the coffers of some lesser known composers and musicians, rather than letting multinational conglomerates continue to benefit financially from designs that paid for themselves years ago, but the principle is the same.

I like vtxrocketeer's idea. Make one myself.

Tim, I should have shared mine when I posted above. Something about "make your own" sounds cheesy, like some of the horrid transitions buried within Vegas. Anyway, here it is:



If you like it, you can have it in any format. Just shoot me an e-mail. I also don't mind if you say it's cheesy. I pulled on my big boy pants.

Nice one vtxrocketeer - not a hint of cheese!

Nor whiff!

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Certainly not as cheesey as the brie I threw out the other day. It's great! Thanks for the offer to share. Very kind. Email sent.

Tim, glad you like it. I'm not ignoring you: I didn't receive an e-mail from you.

EDIT: grab it here in AI and PNG formats.

Cheers.

Since I've been doing photo restoration for days, Photoshop was already open. I created black and white text versions of these logos with transparency so you can use them as overlays on different backgrounds. Download here.