Question? Are the button images copyrighted? Thanks.

Don't expect a liberal like Gene to have any military or historical knowledge.

The D-Day mistake really was just a typo -- I looked it up on Wikipedia to be sure. Both of my parents proudly served in WWII and I studied history pretty extensively at the University level, so there's nothing about a liberal viewpoint that precludes historic or military knowledge. In fact, I would argue that the better someone's understanding of history, the more likely they are to have a liberal political outlook!

It is unlikely anyone would be around in this country to enforce a copyright on some of these images, but the parent British corporation is still in business and legally would own any copyrights since they bought Green Duck in the Sixties. Best advice is, when in doubt, don't copy!

Of course if the use is limited and not-for-profit, you'd probably fall under "fair use," so it all depends on the final product/publication. In the early 1950's, I believe most copyright protection was maxed out at 30 years, but since this company survived into the current decade, they could have easily copyrighted some of the archive images more recently. It is not unusual for copyrights to live on long after a company goes out of business, sometimes with family members, legal firms, etc., so just because Green Duck shut down it does not mean any copyrights it held are voided -- if they existed, they may still be enforceable by someone.

I won't comment on any ethical issues, but clearly it isn't ever cool to pass something off as your own when it's not, even if you can legally do it. In most cases I find that giving credit goes a long way in resolving any issues that might, however unlikely, come up.

And if you are referencing the Beatles buttons, that's a whole "nuther story, since those logos and images are owned by them, not Green Duck (who probably had a licensing arrangement).

GG

Found this lapel pin and wondering if it is of any value. Probably related to meat packing union specific to Chicago.

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I have found an a old brass diamond shaped pin in my late fathers belongings. The back of the pin is stamped Green Duck Company Chicago. It is diamond shape about the size of a penny. The other edge is red in color while the center diamond is yellow. The name Diamond appears in black across the front of the pin. What is this crazy pin?

their company stamp is also found on the flatwares produced by Dirigold for the Chicago Century of Progress fair of 1933.