Hi Kossacks,
I have posted this notice on several threads already today, but here is a new request for legal help:
Some friends and I in Austin, Texas are starting a meta-campaign to re-frame the values debate and take our country in a progressive direction.
We want to share our slogan with everyone across the world so that it picks up steam.
More below the fold...
We are making t-shirts, buttons, signs, etc. that say "Progressive Values are Moral Values." The trademark is a purple "V" (for Victory, peace sign, vagina, whatever) with the slogan above it. Inside the "V" we are going to put personalized symbols--a cross, a peace sign, a flag, etc.
--We now need help with trademark/copyright issues. Does anyone know we go about getting a slogan and a graphic trademarked? Also, we are going to have gobs of these buttons, shirts, and stickers made (probably thru Democrats Store). Do we need to be a licensed company or non-profit organization if we want to sell these? We aren't looking to make a profit.--
This is a great slogan because it can be personalized in any way to fit a person's identity or feelings. In a demonstration we can chant,
"I love my partner, progressive values are moral values!"
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"I am a Christian Democrat, progressive values are moral values!"
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"I care about poverty, progressive values are moral values!"
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"I hate war, progressive values are moral values!"
It's plain, simple, and powerful.
Please help pass this meme on. Let's take our country back.
To become a part of this campaign contact: moralvaluescampaign@hotmail.com. We will soon have a website, a yahoo group list-serv, and we are working on a national database of progressive groups to network through. If you have suggestions, contact us.