I’m having an odd argument with Spreadshirt, the normally excellent T-shirt company. I have a Spreadshirt shop – it’s a pretty easy way of making a little bit of money from designing logos and artwork.
But now they’ve pulled one of my designs for ‘copyright infringement’ and I can’t work out why. Salbutamol isn’t a trademark, it’s the generic name for a drug marketed under many names such as Ventolin. The artwork was all mine, I didn’t pinch anything from anywhere. I agree it’s meant to look like packaging used for prescription medicine, but it’s not a copy. I’ve asked for clarification and they just keep repeating that I’m infringing copyright. Very odd. And a little stressful. Where’s my inhaler..?
