Tennessee  |  Intellectual Property

Logos and images such as NFL teams, MLB teams, and NASCAR are indeed trademarks that belong exclusively to their owners. These marks are zealously guarded.

TV shows and movies are indeed protected by copyright, again zealously guarded.

To use a mark or a copyrighted work, even for a hobby business, you would probably need to negotiate a license for the use the mark or authored work BEFORE you use it in your product(s).

I handle this sort of matter. Feel free to contact me offline if you need more information.

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