: Can I copy a logo for personal use? I wanted to make a logo for 3 friends of mine, just for fun. They asked me if I could make a logo for them, because they simply want a team logo for

@Berryessa866

A better place to ask would be law.stackexchange.

I am not a lawyer so do not take this as legal advice, but I will share my thoughts anyway. The important part of your question is this:


they simply want a team logo for a video game they all play competitively


The only way I can understand this is that the logo will be used online, effectively in public, to represent the team (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm not sure exactly how competitively you mean by competitive, and I'm not sure how that would affect the legal implications anyway - but, if this will be shown in public to represent (and arguably promote) a competitive team, I would say there's a good chance it isn't covered by fair use.

My advice - Design the logo yourself.

Take inspiration from the logo you found. You can recreate the general layout or shape or typography or whatever it is that you like about it, but don't just take the logo and use it as is.

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