copyright fair-use
Is it legal to convert a png logo of a company you&#39;re partnering with and convert it to a SVG file for them to use it on an application we made?
<p>Is it legal to convert a png logo of a company you're partnering with and convert it to a SVG file for them to use it on an application we made? I am thinking there's a general license that forbids you from doing this. Do I have to send an email to all of them asking them to provide a SVG file, which would be tedious, or is it considered to be fair-use since the company is working with us to provide their API in our applications to our clients? Assume the company is in the United States.</p>

<p>Bringing <em>fair use</em> into this sounds iffy if you are <em>partnering</em> -- that is a commercial relationship which should be defined.</p>
<p>If they did send you a file with their logo for a specific purpose, you can assume that you are allowed to use it <strong>for that specific purpose.</strong> If they did not send you the file, you can assume that they did not give you permission, or they would have included the file ...</p>

<p>Converting the file means nothing.  It's the <strong>use</strong> of the file that would be problematic.  If you are using their logo in any way (including printing it out and taping it to a piece of paper) with a third party, you need their permission.</p>

<p>If you are partnering with them, you probably have implied consent to carry out acts within the foreseen scope of the partnership on their behalf.</p>
<p>It would be better to have a provision of the agreement in writing that says so, but it is hard to imagine them bringing a copyright infringement suit against a company they are working with that used the logo in connection with the joint enterprise without clearly prohibiting this conduct.</p>
