You work for a pharmaceuticals company. During your lunch breaks, you have become acquainted with one of the graphic artists at your company. He has just finished designing a logo for a new product, and the logo is now on your company's website. He mentions that he created the new design by downloading a logo that he found on an automaker's website and changing it a little. Which of the following statements is true?

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Simply changing a logo found on another company's website does not give your company the right to use it. If the logo is trademarked, your company could be liable for trademark infringement. The fair-use concept does not automatically apply just because the companies are in different industries, and the work-made-for-hire concept does not apply if the graphic artist did not create the logo as part of his job duties for your company. The presence of a trademark or registered trademark symbol does not necessarily determine whether or not there is trademark infringement.

You Work for a Pharmaceuticals Company