I really dont understand whats wrong with giving someone a free t shirt with the funkypool logo on. Its really good advertising for the site, and its free! If you saw one in the street Nick, would you be forced into a citizens arrest?

Good idea Paula

and...

Steve and claire sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g...........

who said we were gonna be in a tree

lmao! We might do it in our cabin stevo...have u had a look yet?

I have just now PW

We can do it anywhere, im happy as long its with you!

aww well its gona have to wait for a bit cos i gota go out...we'l christen our cabin when i get back ok?

sure thing speak to you later then...

Also, what scaley said, i ask the same thing...is free advertising...

There's probably a reason why Nick doesn't want it, though it would be nice if it was explained...

There's always the possibility that official FP merchandise is on the way, and obviously the FP logo is the property of the site.

As with any company/organisation/club etc, you protect your logo. If Nick wants to bring out official merchandise the logo should be for official gear only.

It's my fault, because I hadn't considered the issues of copyright etc when I started this thread, so apologies for not thinking it through (duh )

Martin made a mistake savour this moment!

Is there not a thing as using the logo with permission of the copyright owner or something, i dont know, just thinking of ways...or scaley prints some off...shows nick...see what he thinks...then maybe work together to make official ones.

Nick's read this thread, so I reckon he would have considered those options.

The thing is, we get everything else for free on this site, so we should respect FP's right to want to hang on to something that could be an opportunity in the near future.

Martin made a mistake savour this moment!

I make lots of them stevo - have u ever seen me play US8?!!


Edited at 19:04 Wed 8/11/06 (GMT)

You have to look at this from a critical perspective.

Your target market is primarily under 18. I'd love to see the percentages of fp users in age categorisation. As we all know under 18's don't have credit cards! Adults would be far less interested in merchandise.
Realistically you might sell a handful of t-shirts.

Look at your expenses, you need to set-up a site and have enough security and facility to accept credit card. Of course if you were really going to do it you'd have to pay off copyright and licensing to Nick.
Revenue wouldn't in my opinion suffice this venture. HOWEVER! for Nick to undertake the project, even if he were just to break even he would have gained a nice intangible asset through the advertising.

Nick also has the benefit of already having a site which will very shortly take secure payments and is gauranteed to reach your target market!

phew, rant over

I really dont understand whats wrong with giving someone a free t shirt with the funkypool logo on. Its really good advertising for the site, and its free!
As martin_blank said it's about protection of the logo. Unofficial T-Shirts are made sometimes for things like football teams, but they still can't legally replicate a football shirt. Official merchandise will be coming along!

If you saw one in the street Nick, would you be forced into a citizens arrest?
If the owner is female I will confiscate the T-Shirt.

Fair play!

Pmsl!

What if she wore a funkypool bra Nick????

Oh Oh Oh!! Black bra..F on one cup P on the other!!!!


(The F + Pin pink of course..lol)

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the reply nick! I shall have to wait for my fp t-shirt with 1_eye on the back. DAM! lol!


*suddenly looks at paulas thread, thinks again, head EXPLODES*

Bugga!

Pmsl @ 1 eye U shud just have <<Him on ur tee-shirt, not only do u use him a lot ,,u both only got 1 eye !!!!!

Yeh i have full ownership of the eye, only me and stevo can use it, so be warned or i might have to get my legal team (spinner and scaley who constantly argue with each other but hey) to sort you out!

To sort moi out? what for? Using <him???

Oh i see....

(Shouts) OI! Spinner,Scaley.....i got something for ya's.......












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Oh dear, now you in trouble!