re: Dystopian Square Can Textures I didn't look at any of 'em, but it appears from the searchable text description that they may be using trademarked names. this could be a problem for ya if any of these beverage corps. have got paralegals scouring the web 24/7.

probaly public domauin as they do not intend to be any thing other that the theorectiacl image of a possible future product. I woul check with a legal dept. if you wanted to use these in a advertising situation or a image done for compensation. Warhol used Campbell soup without undue legal problems.
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http://www.artrepublic.com/Posters/biography/biography.asp?artist=Warhol&name=Andy

In 1960 Warhol began to replicate a range of mass-produced images, beginning with newspaper advertisements and comic strips before turning to packaging, dollar bills and more. He is probably the most famous member of the Pop Art movement. Virtually any image that was in the public domain was a prime target for the Warhol treatment. In 1962 he had his first one-man show at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles and in the same year exhibited at the Stable Gallery in New York. This was the year of '32 Campbell's Soup Cans' (1961-1962). Soon after his sculptures of Brillo soap pad boxes, Coca-Cola bottles and replications of popular icons such as Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor and most famously Marilyn Monroe were to appear and secure his reputation. The silk-screen process he favoured allowed for infinite replication, and he was opposed to the concept of a work of art as a piece of craftsmanship executed purely for the connoisseur; in Warhol's own words, "I want everybody to think alike. I think everybody should be a machine." 
I should point out that I an by no means an attorney or claim to have anything other than an opinion here.

o.k., thx fr the info on warhol, john. and i forgot to mention in previous post - I ain't a lawyer. but not certain how this slipped thru their checking process, if this actually uses the words "coke" and "pepsi" in searchable text.

Wha??..runs off to check

~Jani

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There seems to be one there for FANTA which is I believe a trademarked name :(

They are very well done though :)

thats why there free??
is it the product name that is copy protected or the name w/the logo?
hmmm...just a thought
netta

www.oodlesdoodles.com

minor correction to my previous post. one or more of the "details" uses terms "pepsi" and "coke". whilst one of the downloads contains textures "coke 1.jpg" and "coke 2.jpg", said textures don't appear to contain the english word "coke" in them. I dunno if any of the textures actually resemble soft drink cans, as I dunno what said cans look like (I never buy 'em), nor do they sell square cans here AFAIK. this may constitute "fair use", given the several exceptions. I ain't a lawyer.

Ok, this should be taken care of very shortly...thanks for the heads up. :) {and yes, using the logo off of the Pepsi, Monster, and Fanta can designs are trademark issues just for future refs} 

~Jani

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