"It would probably have been better to stress that original design is needed. I assumed that was obvious."

$355 logo design contest. 44 entries. 15 designers. No winner selected.

Contest holder comments on copied artwork

"Given some of the comments here, and some of the private email messages, it would probably have been better to stress that original design is needed. Logos, by their nature, are copyrightable, as are many original designs. Legally I could not use other work without approval of the original artist. I assumed this was obvious. My partner and I will be reviewing these designs to decide if we will pick a winner".

According to the contest holder profile, they decided not to.

http://99designs.com/contests/14529