WEARING OFFICIAL CRICKET TEAM JERSEYS IN SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT?

Question

► 1- Can I wear Cricket Jerseys (IPL, National Teams like Ind, Aus, Eng, : Other Leagues' Teams' Jersey) for my challenges and other social media content. 2- Since jerseys, especially IPL ones, are full of sponsors, can I redesign them to remove sponsors and then wear them in reels, shorts (same design, colour, and official logos, only sponsors removed)

Answer 1

Dear Sir,

Removing sponsor logos does not automatically make it legal, because the team crest and design are also protected under trademark and design laws.

Answer 2

Dear Sir, as per your query,

Use authentic jerseys (no counterfeit or custom-printed copies).

You may blur or crop out sponsor logos.

Keep official team crests visible only for context, not for branding.

Avoid any language or caption that suggests endorsement or collaboration.

For further details & clarification, feel free to contact our OLQ Team for a detailed discussion.

Answer 3

Hello,

I do not think there is any bar in doing what you propose to do.

However, official jerseys are only made available to cricketers and no other.

Every other jersey is not per se “official” but a copy of the official jersey which is more of a look alike. The others are fan jerseys which are readily available. Till the time you are not disrespecting anyone or your, words, actions, gestures and content do not harm anybody's sentiments or feelings. You are good to create content.

P.S. these days content creators need to be very very specific with the words they chode. Just keep that in mind before your content goes up for public views.

For further consultation on this topic feel free to connect to me through the OLQ platform.

WEARING OFFICIAL CRICKET TEAM JERSEYS IN SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT?

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