That Awesome Logo...

[cheytachack]

Does anyone know if the 4 T's in a circle (Not sure if it's the official or unofficial logo) is copyrighted at all? If not, I'd be interested in reproducing it in a few places... =D

Thanks,

CTH

[Aedh]

I think you'd be in the clear if you adapted it a bit so it didn't look EXACTLY like on EQ, and you used it recreationally, i.e.' your own little projects. I think if you were gonna blazon it on a line of athletic apparel to be sold in upsale retailers across the world, that might be different.

The people who own the movie are not unreasonable but they do not want people making money with any of their images.

[cheytachack]

Thanks Aedh!

Another thing, Is the circle with the T's shown imprinted on the guns in a lot of photos actually on them? Or is that just fan-made?

CTH

[Aedh]

May 27, 2009 22:09:33 GMT -5 cheytachack said:

Another thing, Is the circle with the T's shown imprinted on the guns in a lot of photos actually on them? Or is that just fan-made?

For an answer to that I'd have to refer you to Libby who's our senior expert on the movie's visuals. I couldn't tell you from memory. I'm more of the conceptual big-idea guy.

However if the photos you're referring to are from the site's Official Stills Gallery, www.equilibriumfans.com/stillsgallery.htm then they have not been retouched or 'chopped, but are from the actual movie or production of the same.

[clericjay]

We were already talking about the origin of this symbol in the "History and Philosophy discussion thread" in the Nether's Pub, because I found this:

Feb 14, 2008 12:03:19 GMT -5 clericjay said:

I found something very interesting, when I looked into a history encyclopaedia I have at home. As a part of Austrian history there was shown this picture:



This was an poster for elections in Austria of the "Vaterländische Front" (Fatherland's Front party), which was an Austrian version of the NSDAP. In principle the same, but not German, but Austrian.
You will find some information about it on Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatherland%27s_Front_%28Austria%29

But what made me wonder was their sign:

;D ;D
Feels familiar, doesn't it? ;D
Is this the original origin or inspiration of Librian's cross?

This is another poster of the party:

You can read "Austria above everything" in old German letters on it. ;D

You'll find it here:

equilibrium.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Pub&action=display&thread=3067&page=2

[cheytachack]

May 28, 2009 5:51:53 GMT -5 Aedh said:

May 27, 2009 22:09:33 GMT -5 cheytachack said:

Another thing, Is the circle with the T's shown imprinted on the guns in a lot of photos actually on them? Or is that just fan-made?

For an answer to that I'd have to refer you to Libby who's our senior expert on the movie's visuals. I couldn't tell you from memory. I'm more of the conceptual big-idea guy.

However if the photos you're referring to are from the site's Official Stills Gallery, www.equilibriumfans.com/stillsgallery.htm then they have not been retouched or 'chopped, but are from the actual movie or production of the same.

Well, what I mean is like this picture (http://www.boltsniper.com/BS-6/Images/BattyClericSidearmMD.jpg) clearly depicts the Beretta logo. But on the Airsoft gun replicas, it has the Tetragrammaton Austrian flag symbol. (Sorry if I misspelled Tetragrammaton)

I could never find a good enough photo in the movie to tell, but maybe I'm not looking hard enough.

Clericjay, That's very interesting. Unfortunately I'm not blessed with enough free (Or at least non-allergy headache where looking at a screen makes it worse-) time to read that entire topic now, but I'd very much like to soon.

I guess I'd also say I'm more interested to see if the symbol depicted on the handles is just fan man, so I can decide whether or not I'd like to continue with some plans for small reproduction.

CTH

[Aedh]

To the extent I know, the Grammaton symbol does not appear on any pistol in the movie. The closest look we get at one is during the infamous "Gun Switch" where we see the graven legend, "Grammaton Cleric: Preston 782." But no TG logo. I would venture the opinion that any TG logo seen on a Cleric Beretta was either added by the replica makers, or by photo manip. But that's only as far as I know.

But again I direct you to Libby who is the expert.