The poster above is about an event to acquaint people with the city's many diverse cuisines, but I must say the city seal in the middle seemed out of place. It gave the impression that the city was involved, but Mayor Adrian O. Mapp said that is not the case.
A Massachusetts town recently sought to curb use of its official seal by businesses and non-governmental entities, saying such use was misleading.
Plainfield's seal was rather liberally used during the past administration, on 140 T-shirts for a gang workshop in 2013 and on lapel pins given out at events. It is more properly used on city documents.
State legislation is proposed to prevent unauthorized use of official seals.
So save the date for "The Taste of Plainfield," but just be aware it is not a city-sponsored event, despite the city seal on the poster.
--Bernice
The City seal should be trademarked, then Federal law would cover the abuse.
ReplyDeleteBernice, the link to the flyer doesn't work!
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