A university logo cannot generally be used for personal use without permission.
University logos are intellectual property, and using them without authorization is considered a violation of those rights. A university may take legal action for unauthorized use of its logo or other trademarks.
University logos are often registered trademarks, which means they are legally protected and can be used solely by the university or with their explicit permission.
Despite all of this the University of Melbourne logo as shown here has been expropriated for an asinine purpose.
This usurping of the University of Melbourne logo is completely misrepresenting the position of the university and should have raised major concerns.
It is being used in rallies espousing the false narratives of the alleged Nakba.
As an alumni of the university I am ashamed and disgusted to see the University of Melbourne depicted as if it supports the antisemitic Palestinian cause.
At first the vice-chancellor responded, thanking me for bringing this matter to her attention and indicating that my message had been forwarded for the urgent attention of colleagues in our Communications and Marketing team.
A couple of weeks later, impatient to know what was going on with this issue, I rang the office of the vice-chancellor and got an email confirming that the University was aware of and acting on brand copyright infringements, thanking me again for bringing these matter to their attention.
