Comments for Intel Stole our Logo AND They Suck at Apologies at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 28 out of 20 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:12:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-19175 SUE THEM - money maker Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:18:24 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-17961 What INtel did was just plain sleazy. I remember when NBC wanted to change from their peacock logo and switched to a red and blue N. It just happened to belong to a local station, who pursued it, and I believe got conpensation as well as their exclusive logo back. I believe Pace University Grad School legal students do pro bono work, at least they did when Hudson RiverKeeper started up, so maybe you could check into that, orsomething similar. If you don't have time for that, at least maybe send out a press release to design magazine groups and organizations. They would certainly be interested in theft of a designer's work. Thanks for all you do, Sally - Sally G Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:19:17 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-17824 That's just the way the world works. Big company steals logo, gets caught, pays off the person they stole it from. At the very least I would have insisted on a few PC's or something like that. It's very kind of ecogeek to not have taken it further, I would .. - DigitalMind Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:48:12 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-17279 If you used their logo without permission they could close down your site or just sue you. I think you should seek legal advice. - Mark Kiernan Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:40:25 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-17059 I know you don't want to be greedy or turn into some kind of nut, but couldn't you get SOMETHING from this ordeal? You could run ecogeek for the next few years on a beautiful new system designed by Intel. Grab something. At least maybe a nice fully spec'd umpc for updating ecogeek on the go, eh? - Eric Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:36:01 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16971 When I read that "apology", it felt sooooo empty!!! Pathetic excuse for an apology especially from someone who's supposed to be a Director of anything and just as a whole from such a big company who you would "think" would get this done right and get this done professionally. Shame on them! I wonder if anbody at Intel, any of her supervisors/higher-ups are even scolding her for such a half-assed "apology". And I TOTALLY agree with Mr.John Babcock. He makes several good points! I'm sorry that this happened to you due to some idiot who didn't do their hw or didn't think they'd get caught and was trying to find a short-cut. What a dumbass. I mean, isn't everything done so legally, supposedly, from patents on just paper to copyrights of all sorts like names of a product or a company? You definitely deserve more than what they just gave you, it's just good business, they f*cked up majorly and then send you some half-hearted apology. I couldn't and just wouldn't think any big company with a right mind would do such a thing! Terrible! You should post this in every way you can, like youtube and stuff. I think I'll see if this has had more publicity. Something like this, even if seemingly small to a BIG company like this, I'm sure would have had bad publicity, and no, to a company like that, not ALL publicity is GOOD publicity. On a good note, I'm glad I found "your" awesome site not too long ago by the way! I'm amazed at how much work goes into this and how you are always on top of stuff. It definitely has that very personal feel to it, hard work, know what they're doing (you that is, lol) and just plain smart and oh, dedicated as well! Love YOU!!! BEST OF LUCK HANK! Sincerely, Rosa R. ;) PPS. I TOTALLY LOVE THIS AWESOME SITE, LOVE YOUR GOAL!! GO HANK!!! WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU unlike the uncaring, inconsiderate, thoughtless, ignorant, and the blinded and moronic skeptics!!! On another good note.....YOU ROCK! Muah! - Rosa R. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:17:02 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16752 JAS - the email's at the end of the post. - Maria Surma Manka Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:46:37 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16746 Hank, I have to agree with John- after reading the apology I would at least pursue responding with the intent of hiring a lawyer. There are copyright laws for a reason and Intel is a large enough company to be well aware of the consequences of breaching them. His point of how much would you sell your logo to them if they approached you was a valid one. Despite being the lamest apology on the face of the planet- theft really is inexcusable and they should be held accountable. Best of luck! Lisa - Lisa Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:28:11 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16736 I think you need to follow up and get something from them. That's the weakest freakin' apology I've ever seen. - Jas Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:02:30 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16718 Hank, In such a situation, a company who uses any logos must clear copyright control before employing it in any design. Regardless of the designer, it is the production department's responsibility to assess, clear, and ultimately use any logo/graphic in their design. Even though they promise to pull all graphics from their promotional material, chances are it will exist in cyberspace (and possibly printed material too) for time to come. Document each circumstance, calculate cost, and hire a lawyer. If the many posts and online visits indicate the value detracted from your brand (and it doesn't matter if you are not selling products) you should be compensated by their irresponsibility. Your thoughtful, elegant logo does have a value, so don't let a half-thought apology from someone who is not associated with their legal department suffice. Good luck with it, and settle for far more than a computer. Ask yourself how much you would charge Intel had they approached you to license or sell your logo. Take Care, John - John Babcock Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:48:56 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16713 Meh. A lukewarm apology is better than nothing I s'pose. I'm totally putting this letter next to the logo in my portfolio. Anybody else need a kickass logo designed? All of the behemoth computer corporations in your neighborhood will be sooo jealous. They'll be (dare I?) "green" with envy. - Freezerbee Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:55:00 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16699 john galt, you have to wait patiently... When you click add comment you have to wait... as in don't hit the button a second time... don't do anything to that page until your comment appears... it has sometimes taken ~2 minutes after I click the add comment button before it posts... then if you try to post again too quickly the system stops you... I normally try to wait an hour or so between comments to avoid having to retype. - IamIan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:40:22 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16698 I think you should take some sort of action against Intel, otherwise they WILL walk over people in the future. Large corporations are given too much power and they need to be reminded from time to time that WE are the reason they make so much money. I will very disappointed if you do not take further action. - Curtis Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:31:18 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16695 What's up with your spam filtering? I have been trying to post a comment here for the past ten minutes but it keeps getting flagged as spam. - John Galt Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:02:14 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16693 Intel contracted a designer, who found your logo in Google images and [b]STOLE [/b] it. So are Intel executives like Karen Regis to blame? ABSOLUTELY, YES. People like Karen LOVE to take shortcuts and cut costs in areas they don't understand. Karen doesn't want to pay a designer's fair wage, so she hires nincompoops who cut and paste from google images into Microsoft Paint. - Randy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:57:34 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16676 They're a 9.5 BILLION dollar company (annual revenues). This e-mail cost them nothing. Go after them for every penny. - Virgil Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:33:20 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16671 But at least their little stunt garnered a fair amount of press attention on the web and should drive some readers your way ;) - FlintZA Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:45:42 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16661 http://thefoodmonsterblog.blogspot.com Does this mean that anybody can use the eco-geek logo for a 48 hour promotional period, as long as we pull it after and send a half-apology? - The Food Monster Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:49:27 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16652 I wonder what would have happened had you found an Intel Inside logo to be a "very cool graphic" and used it to promote a new service :) - Josh Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:36:57 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/weird-stuff/1900#comment-16650 Ecogeek has every right to control its logo. What they were doing was VERY ecogeek worthy... putting the Ecogeek logo on product like this that gets reduces power usage by 40% would have been a good thing. They apologized more so than most companies would have, and pulled the ecogeek logo from the eco friendly product... I admit, I have my doubts about the benefits of the results. - IamIan Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:21:17 +0100