Similar Graphics: Copyright/Trademark Violation?
 

Here is my tiled background graphic: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...background.jpg

Here is the other site's: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/filmback.jpg


Similar Graphics, But Not Exactly The Same. Legal? Rip?

1st. it would not be a trademark violation unless you have that as a registered trademark in the first place which I really do not think they would even grant.
2nd. It could be copyright violation though the could is mighty strong. I would reason that there is more than a 30% change in it and besides it is just to damn basic. Black bar with grey lines and both use a different amount of grey lines in different places. In all honesty I think Coke would have a better chance saying Target is violating Cokes copyright using the white and red.