Legal
Copyright and trademark notice
Worth two minutes before you print anything for money. The tool is free and what you make is yours, but that does not automatically make every possible use of it lawful.
We are not affiliated with anyone
Brat Generator is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Charli XCX, Atlantic Records, or Special Offer Inc.
We did not design the album cover, we do not sell music or merchandise, and nothing here is official. Brat Generator is a drawing tool that happens to be good at one particular look. The album was released on 7 June 2024 through Atlantic Records, with packaging by Special Offer Inc.. Names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and appear here only to describe what the tool imitates.
What we grant you
Everything you make with our generators is yours. No watermark, no attribution requirement, no licence fee, no restriction on commercial use from our side. We claim nothing over your text or your output.
Our grant covers our contribution, which is the software. It cannot grant rights we do not hold.
Where the actual risk sits
Three separate things get confused in this area, and separating them makes the picture much clearer.
Copyright
Copyright protects creative expression. A plain colour field with a word set in a standard system typeface is thin material, and typefaces themselves are generally not protected in most jurisdictions. Your own words on a coloured square are your own work.
Trademark and trade dress
This is the one that catches people. Trademark protects names and marks used in commerce, and trade dress can protect the overall commercial look of a product. Selling merchandise that combines the album title with that specific green and layout invites a complaint, even though no single element is protected on its own.
Right of publicity
Using an artist's name or likeness to sell something, or in a way that implies endorsement, is a separate problem again. Putting "Charli XCX" on a product you sell is a bad idea regardless of how the artwork was made.
A practical way to think about it
| What you are doing | Generally |
|---|---|
| Your name on a green square, as a profile photo | Fine |
| A joke for the group chat | Fine |
| Your own song title as your own release artwork | Fine |
| A playlist cover for your own account | Fine |
| Selling stickers with your own words on them | Usually fine |
| Selling merchandise using the album title | Risky, expect a takedown |
| Anything implying the artist endorsed it | Do not |
| Reselling access to a copy of this tool | Not permitted, see the terms |
This page describes how these areas generally work. It is not legal advice, we are not lawyers, and the rules differ by country. If real money depends on the answer, ask someone qualified in your jurisdiction.
Filing a takedown or a rights complaint
If you own rights you believe this site infringes, write to [email protected] with the subject line "Copyright". Please include:
- What you own and how you own it.
- The exact URL on this site that concerns you.
- Your contact details.
- A statement that you believe the use is not authorised, made in good faith.
We aim to respond within five working days and we do not ignore these. One limitation worth stating plainly: images made with our generators are created inside the visitor's browser and never reach our servers, so we hold no copy of anyone's output and cannot remove one. If an image is hosted elsewhere, that host is who can act on it.
Questions about using what you make
Can I sell t-shirts with a brat style cover on them?
Your own words on a coloured square, with no reference to the album, the artist or the record label, is generally yours to sell. Merchandise that copies the album title or the exact look of the released cover trades on someone else's brand, and that is where takedowns come from.
Is the colour #8ACE00 owned by anyone?
A colour on its own cannot be copyrighted. Trade dress protection can cover a colour used in a specific commercial context, which is a narrower and more fact-dependent question. Using the green in your own design is not the risky part. Using it with the album name is.
Can I use my cover as artwork for my own song?
Yes, if the words are yours. Distributors reject artwork that reuses another artist's title or trade dress, so put your own title on it. Our album cover page covers the practical side.
Do I need to credit this site?
No. Use what you make however you like, with no attribution and no licence fee.
Someone made something offensive with your tool. What now?
Tell us and we will look at it, though there is an important limit: covers are made entirely inside the visitor's browser and never touch our servers, so we cannot see, store or remove an image someone made. If it is hosted somewhere else, the host is who can act.
Site owner: complete this before launch Add your legal entity name and a postal address for rights notices. In the United States, registering a DMCA agent with the Copyright Office costs a small fee and gives you safe harbour protection you do not otherwise have. Have a lawyer review this page.