Re: is ZOSO copyrighted? T shirt question

[TangerineMan <tangerineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shar writes:

> They're copyrighted again as of Led Zeppelin "The Complete Studio Recordings.
> Publication 82526-2. Copyrighted 1993 by Atlantic Recording Corporation for
> the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. All
> rights reserved.

And Zep/Atlantic almost surely copyrighted them back in the day, when they
actually sent out artwork to Billboard etc. for them to use in identifying
the fourth album on charts and such. Or I am completely confused, and
thinking of TAFKA Prince's glyph from a few years ago?

I don't know nearly as much about copyright law as do Shar and some others
on this list, but in the case of Jones' and Bonham's symbols, isn't
intellectual property difficult to claim since they reputedly chose them out
of a catalog of Celtic symbols, whereas Page and Plant designed theirs
themselves?

Anyway, the question of far greater import and consequence in all this is,
what about my (and everybody else's) jean jacket with the embroidered four
symbols, circa 1981 and still hanging in my closet after all these years? Is
it safe to wear it without fear of juridical consequences in a public area
that agents, representatives or assigns of AOL/Time/Warner/Atlantic Records
and their families, friends, informants, or pets are known to frequent?