Reply to: Using past clients logos on your website

[WTFH]

Sounds like an opportunity for someone to scan websites for backlinks and sell the info to companies to find where their logos are being used without authorisation.

I think it would be, majestic.

There is software which will do it for you. (useful when people "borrow" images)

[Hobosapien]

Sounds like an opportunity for someone to scan websites for backlinks and sell the info to companies to find where their logos are being used without authorisation.

I think it would be, majestic.

[NickFitz]

There was a thread about this on Quora recently: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-legal-to...eir-permission

Bear in mind that many of the responses will be talking about legal matters in the context of non-UK jurisdictions, or business relationships different to the kind that exist between a contractor and client. But there seem to be some useful points to consider in there among the verbiage.

[WTFH]

You must be so annoyed that the D5 is so good.

Not annoyed at all. If Nikon did better lenses, made their own sensors and had better egonomics then maybe I'd look at them again. As it stands, the D5 is very similar to the 1DXII, apart from it being more expensive, lower video resolution, lower frame rate, smaller buffer and not taking Canon lenses.

[GlenW]

Turns out it's name is Jason George. Very effeminate, if you ask me. Suspect he is a Nikon tog, only got the Canon tat to try to make him look better.

You must be so annoyed that the D5 is so good.

[KentDogWalker]

To make the site even more impressive, I wonder if I could change the "clients section" to "worked with" and include the logos of the companies I worked as a permie in, until I have enough company clients... probably not eh?

[KentDogWalker]

Ok so I have to assume all those agencies have asked permission for each of the logos.

thanks for the heads up.

[No2politics]

Now, I've said all that without mentioning the naff factor... Well, it's naff. You are a professional, don't do it.
If your reputation can be summed up in a couple of logos, that says a lot about you, none of it good.

I suppose it depends on the line of work. If you are a professional toilet cleaner it might look a bit naff

[vetran]

Alfa Romeo is out of shot, tattooed across his/her arsehole

yeah Audi & BMW should be up his arse just like on most motorways.

[WTFH]

Just to back up my comments above:


P-13: Obtaining permission to use copyright material

[WTFH]

That's my thinking. I've just revamped my website this week and wrote a few "case studies" of the kind of work that I do. So I included the logo of the company after my "I'm great, hire me" pitch and a couple of lines explaining who / what the client do because they aren't always obvious.

If the client has an issue and wants me to remove the logo then I will do.

Legally you should ask permission first before using copyrighted images.


Doing it without permission (apart from being illegal, something that I'm sure CUK would not support) may well harm your chances of getting future work with said company.


I guess if you're a web developer, then a website with examples may be good advertising for you, but you need to seek permission first. It's really that simple.

[missinggreenfields]

This is nonsense. There's nothing about using logos that makes things unprofessional. If your creating a page showing your clients and the work you've done for them, the design will most likely be improved by using the logos, particularly if they're well know.

A page like this would be pretty much essential for a portfolio style website.

That's my thinking. I've just revamped my website this week and wrote a few "case studies" of the kind of work that I do. So I included the logo of the company after my "I'm great, hire me" pitch and a couple of lines explaining who / what the client do because they aren't always obvious.

If the client has an issue and wants me to remove the logo then I will do.

[FrontEnder]

Now, I've said all that without mentioning the naff factor... Well, it's naff. You are a professional, don't do it.
If your reputation can be summed up in a couple of logos, that says a lot about you, none of it good.

This is nonsense. There's nothing about using logos that makes things unprofessional. If your creating a page showing your clients and the work you've done for them, the design will most likely be improved by using the logos, particularly if they're well know.

A page like this would be pretty much essential for a portfolio style website.

[WTFH]

He looks like a girl.

Turns out it's name is Jason George. Very effeminate, if you ask me. Suspect he is a Nikon tog, only got the Canon tat to try to make him look better.

[dx4100]

What about if your linked in page has your past clients on it. So my public page shows the client and their logo. So would you not argue that the relationship between you and the client is already public?

I'm probably conflating two different things here.

Don't companies have to register with LinkedIn for them to link up the profile ? Hence they surrender the image right ?

To just use it straight on a website would be different and would need permission, full stop.