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Originally Posted by Queen Bee

Regarding the art world, how many of you actually work with the art and business world? Something tells me not a lot of people here do. Not that there is anything wrong with that but I'm starting to get pissed off at all the assumptions being made by people here.

I'm working as an art buyer/seller right now so I know how a lot the art and business world works. The reason the fan and/or may not be saying anything about payment or any other form of compensation is a non discloser agreement. The original creator of the logo might have been paid a large sum of money to not say anything. If a non-disclosure agreement is violated it can have major repercussions.

Some companies are very open about their business deals there are some that are very secretive. I myself have had to sign many, MANY confidentiality agreements which has sometimes involved lawyers for all parties when closing a deal. Other times the deal is agreed upon by whichever party I'm representing and the person and the person buying/selling.

While I know some companies can be shady, I don't think it's fair for a large group of people to sit here behind a computer screen and say the logo was plagiarized, stolen, theft, ect. If you were not involved directly it's better to close your mouth and stop assuming the worst.