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30Sep 2011 1 Comment

Keep Calm and Copyright

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The famous keep calm and carry on poster is at the centre of a legal battle. The poster designed by the British government in 1939 has been granted copyrighted in the European Union to Mr Mark Coop. A previous application by Mr Coop was rejected in the UK courts on the grounds that Crown copyright expires after 50 years and the poster had already been in the public domain for sometime. Read more

Let me do the Talking! Serve in Silence - WPA Print

Let me do the Talking! Serve in Silence - WPA Print
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From Zazzle's vast collection of Work Projects Administration (WPA) and War posters--an amazing assortment of iconic images designed ...
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