Merdeka Logo : Anuar Dan Should donate away the money

Rasional Logo

Rekabentuk logo ini diilhamkan dari ikatan 3 figura yang saling berganding bahu menunjukkan perpaduan erat melambangkan ”Perpaduan Teras Kejayaan”.

3 ikatan figura manusia saling berganding bahu menunjukkan rakyat yang bekerjasama di antara satu sama lain dalam menjaga keamanan dan memajukan negara.

3 rupa bentuk manusia digayakan bergandingan bahu adalah mewakili kaum-kaum di Malaysia yang bersefahaman bagi menunjukkan mereka telah mencapai kejayaan dalam perpaduan.

Warna merah simbol keberanian rakyat. Putih simbol kesetiaan keseluruhan rakyat Malaysia. Warna biru melambangkan perpaduan yang dijalinkan oleh kaum-kaum di Malaysia. Manakala warna kuning pula melambangkan Sistem Beraja dan Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Ianya juga membawa maksud warna kegemilangan/keemasan yang dikecapi oleh rakyat Malaysia.

The above logo is been officially choosen as our 51st Independence Celebration logo. The winner is Anuar Dan, and the winner gets RM 10,000.00.

(Info about Anuar Dan works: click here & here)

Yet to the dismay it's been discover that the winner have "Copy" the creation from "Majlis Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Taiwan (TAITRA)branding logo. TATRA have using the logo since 2003.(As reported in here)



It is obviously a infrigment of Trademark and intellectual property. Anuar Dan have admitted that 50% of the logo is taken from the taiwan concept. TAITRA branding Logo is a registered Trademark.

I believe Anuar Dan as an artist have been exploring to many concept and view during his work. Therefore sometime we couldn't make a line to say the creation is 100% from own idea...Nowsday it is almost impossible to get a 100% original idea or conceptual idea.

Therefore it is a matter of Morally right or wrong. As Anuar Dan himself is a "Mid" well known artist, I believe he will not wanted to see his painting works been copy by others and make money from it.

So why don't just donate away the money and you can keep your winner title.