iStock to Sell Logos

On the lookout for inspiration for project one, I stumbled across a blog post on Logo Design Love, which also touches on Kristin's theme of policing copyright. Apparently, iStock plans on selling stock logo designs in 2010 and to make the practice even more deplorable, they are advertising that they will pay designers $5 for every logo uploaded to their site.

With designers in an uproar, iStock went on to make this guarantee:

“Files purchased and used in accordance with the iStock license, will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights or rights of privacy. We’re calling it the iStock Legal Guarantee and if a customer does get a claim, iStock will cover the customer’s legal costs and direct damages to a combined total of $10,000. Here’s the best part: it’s on us. Starting Wednesday, every iStockphoto file automatically comes with a free Legal Guarantee.”

Read more: http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/istock-photo-to-sell-stock-logos/#ixzz0SPZkpobl

With $5 logos, I will be interested to see how many copyright lawsuits are filed next year.