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My CTR Ring to Change its Name

Of course, every business or internet site has to have a great name. I thought since much of my clipart and activities were related to primary aged children, that My CTR Ring was a great name.

One day I was talking to a friend and they informed me that the CTR in a shield was copyrighted by the church. I had been previously unaware of this (I assume many people are unaware of this); so, I took the liberty to contact the church’s intellectual properties department and just verify for myself.

Sure enought, I found out that the terms CTR and LDS as well as anything related to official use by the church are copyrighted. In addition to that, the CTR in a shield is copyrighted and only permisable for use with finger jewelry (manufacturers must also pay a royalty). I asked permission to continue use of the CTR in a shield on both of my sites MyCTRRing.com and MyCTRRingStore.com a request I was cordially denied.

The representitive at the intellectual properties department was very responsive to my request but was bound within the guidelines established by the church. She expressed that there are so many people using term and symbols like the CTR in a shield which are trademarked by the church, especially on the internet, that it is impossible to police everyone and stop the use of these items. She expressed gratitude for those who take the time to check before using them.

It wasn’t a very hard decision for me to decide to stop using the CTR in a shield for my logo and name. The only problem has been coming up with a new name. I have a few ideas and a few they have given me permission to use, however, I figured the easiest thing would be to just make the change in January of 2010. That will give me enough time to come up with new names and redesign the sites.

Anyhow, I figured this info was good for other people to have should they find themselves in the same perdicament. Embarrassing as it may be to have not done my research in the first place.

If any of you have questions related to copyrights trademarks and/or appropriate use of the terms used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or other officail materials. Contact:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Intellectual Property Office
801-240-3959
Website Info at LDS.org

New 9 Square Puzzles

These 9 square puzzles are created at 3000 x 3000 pixels and I have left them as jpg images. When you select and print them, you will want to change your printing preferences to shrink to fit to one page. If people let me know that they are having problems printing them, I will make them available as PDF files.

 
Tips for play:
1 - Cut the squares out as straight as possible (paper cutters work best)
2 - Try to cut down the center of the outline or cut off the outline on each square.

 

 

 

Painting by Michael Priddis added as new Clip Art

An assortment of paintings by Michael Priddis added as clip art. Enjoy!

    

   

  

LDS Clip Art

New Quotes and Phrases that have been added under the Clip Art tab. They include Be Thou and Example, I’m a Latter-Day Saint, Believe in Miracles and two syles of the letters LDS. Enjoy
  

Conference Bingo

I’ve added a new General Conference Bingo game… it can be found here.
Or find it by going to Activities at the top.

New Links

I now have a link to My CTR Ring on About.com under LDS Clip Art Websites. Click Here

I have also started listing a few select items on MormonShare.com Click Here

I think it will help get th word out about this site as well as spread the love around. The whole purpose of this is to give the pictures and clip art to people.

Wayne Burton

Official Website: www.wayneburton.com/

Albums The Quest  Becoming  This Night  Closer to Heaven

About Wayne
Wayne is happily married to his lovely wife Jasmine. They are the proud parents of five beautiful children; Emmy, Azia, Parker, Cardiff and Sawyer.

Wayne and his family are currently living in Lethbridge, Alberta where Wayne is a Family Physician. Wayne received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Utah in 2004.

Update - New Mt Timpanogos Temple Photos

New Mt Timpanogos Temple Photos

    

The Ward Party (and Ward Band)… The best Party Every!!!

You Know, Ward Parties can be a lot of fun. At my ward we recently had a ward party that was one of the best ever. At least that is what the members were telling us. It was a variety show, and yes, we had a variety of acts. See the acts on YouTube by Clicking Here.

I was able to be in one of the acts. We put together what we called “the Ward Band”. (the band included the old bishop (Rich Corbridge - keyboard), the new bishop (Derick Woolf - singer), a stake high counselor (Adam Anderegg the Leader of the Band - singer), the elders quorum president (Scott McClain - guitar), an elders quorum counselor (David Gibb- base guitar with a wig), and a BYU professor of Ancient Scripture (Stan Johnson - drums) who is also on the church correlation committee. What can I say, it was fun!

We played a spoof on the Beach Boys song I Get Around. There is a version that the group Inside Out does where they name the songs My Head is Round (to make it about a snowman). Well Adam Anderegg made words for the entire song and we played it. Anyhow, here is a video of us playing it, I’m the guitarist on the far left with the black and white guitar. I’m also the one you can hear playing the guitar solos.