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You've no-doubt heard about the dust-up between the American Red Cross and Johnson&Johnson over the use of the red cross logo. Over at AIGA's Voice, Phil Patton's got a nice roundup of the whole thing. Here's a taste:

The controversy arises from products bearing the familiar red mark being sold on shelves once claimed by Johnson & Johnson. Those products are made by for-profit companies--such as Learning Curve International, Water-Jel and First Aid Only--under license from the American Red Cross, which receives income for the rights to the use of the emblem.

The American Red Cross reacted stridently to the suit. ARC president Mark W. Everson released a statement calling it "obscene" and urging the judges not to let J&J "bully" his organization.

But there's another side, of course. Read the whole thing here.