Who designed the famous I LOVE NY logo?

Who owns the license to this design?

Does one need to pay a royalty or license fee for commercial use of
the design? If YES - how long is the license good for?

What is the history behind the design?

Dear ted40,

The "I (love) NY" logo was designed by graphic artist Milton Glaser in
1976 and first used in 1977. The logo was developed to promote tourism
in New York State.

As for background information about the logo, you might be interested
in this Wikipedia encyclopedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_New_York

The logo is a registered trademark, with all rights owned by the
Empire State Development (ESD) agency. Any use of the logo without
their permission is prohibited. To inquire for the terms under which
permission of use may be granted, please refer to the ESD:

Empire State Development
30 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12245
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Phone: 1-800-782-8369
E-mail (copyright issues): pstoj@empire.state.ny.us
E-mail (general): esd@empire.state.ny.us


Regards,
Scriptor



Sources:

New York State Library: NY State Emblems - I (love) NY
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/emblems/iluvny.htm

United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademark Database
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk

I Love NY: Copyright
http://www.iloveny.com/copyright.asp

Search terms used:
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ny 1976 "milton glaser"
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"I love ny" "milton glaser"
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Thanks - good work.