I'm pretty sure :) has already existed before that. They probably already drew it into sand ten thousand years ago.
Probably. The yellow circle around the smiley is what's unique here.
Imagine if this was copyrighted, now imagine a million things even more trivial than this were copyrighted. That is the current state of affairs with copyrights and patents in tech
It is copyrighted lol. That's why you don't see that specific design much anymore.I was sure I read somewhere that the design was in copyright hell, which is why it isn't used anymore. Looks like I'm wrong.Edit: actually, after looking more into this guy, the design is public domain. He made a whopping $45 off the design while others have made millions.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiley_Company
I think this is the company that owns or owned some trademarks related to a smiley face.
Pretty easy to imagine. The smiley face is copyrighted.
Yeah, that's their point.
He was actually a pretty cool dude.
[Harvey Ball] never applied for a trademark for the iconic smiley image and only earned $45 for his efforts. Ball later founded the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation in 1999, a non-profit charitable trust that supports children's causes.
<Wipes his face on a t-shirt> "Have a nice day!" <Runs off>
Legendary lifework right there.
I saw that guy in Forrest Gump!
Damn he looks tired
Man, I was looking for some new sandals the other day and found some solid yellow ones with this smiley face on the strap but they only had it in size 11 women's. 😩
Realizing I was in the wrong section, I go one aisle over to the men's and everything is just black. :/ Gimme some fuckin' color!
