Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
Same is true of the tartan. If I were to paint a picture of the tartan design, or even take a photograph of the tartan cloth, that picture would belong to me, even though the tartan design itself is public domain.
That's how I did it. Don't use the clan crest, but I do use "my" clan tartan design as background on my website. It actually is a photograph I took of the plaid I'm wearing as a feileadh mor here.