Oh shit, what's going on with this comment section? it's strange, I'll get used to it I guess.

Give him his money, thats enough of the logo I think, I was at first against it, but I thought about it and this guy tried to be a bit creative and wanted to go in a different direction, he is happy with his nice new tattoo and thought he could win some merch. Hook a brother up, I can see why you might not want to cos he called you a bitch, but I'm sure he didn't mean it like that.

I vote you bitches pay up.

no way. that's sum boooolsheeet!!

A great and resounding NO

I vote no, the logo is entirely unrecognizable in its finished form.

I vote nope.
Also:

Get a picture of him crying because he's not gonna get any moolah.

The fact is this guy got a permanent tattoo with the USE of the logo. I say give him his Jaco money rather than risk any lawsuit.
I don’t see anywhere in the rules where it speaks about how visible the tattoo is. I would, as others suggest, put more strict guidelines for this contest.

I actually like the fact that he did something really creative with it...yeah, it's not "the standard", but that's whats cool about it...it's an awesome tattoo and it has the logo in it. I think it would be killer publicity for Jaco Clothing

Pay up! He made a cool tattoo out of the logo, nothing wrong with that. Nothing subtle about it either. I think you're just winding him up!

I think it's a killer version of the tattoo...i'm the only chick who's done the logo tattoo, and only wish i would have done something this creative. Just because it's not the simple, boring logo doesn't mean it still isn't the logo. He deserves to be a winner...you people need to stop being so damn critical.

I say. Pay up! I think it's a great version of the tattoo. If he got it to get 400$ and now, he's not gonna get them because he chose to be creative...it's a bit lame. He could get it to be more visible though. I'd give him half...

Eh. I want to say no because it's not the original logo that you said for them to get. Then again he did get the tattoo...even though he got it semi covered up. I say give it to him but then make it clear that from now on out future winners can't have it semi covered up.

funny enough however this has sparked one hell of a debate..lol...

Bottom line, nothing in the rules says you can't modify the logo. Not to mention the example given is a white logo surrounded by black and it says jaco clothing underneath. Therefore not one entry submitted so far complied with that specific logo. And then there is this, taken directly from the contest page:

"everyone that enters is a winner!"

Pay him.

and not to mention that one is bigger than all of the ones done so far...so that there should qualify...the just horns as you all put it are bigger than all the logos submitted alone..

Looks like this tattoo is getting alot of attention for the Jaco brand. He probably deserves this more that anyone at this point.

I vote, give him a little something.

The logo is half covered and I don't like the attitude behind the "Pay Up, Bitch" comment but the guy did get a freakin tattoo (the logo is in there somewhere!) so he he should get a little something for his effort.

Damn people! It's meant to be funny, not with any attitude or disrespect...ge ez, have a sense of humor.

Might as well give him some shit, most of the people with these tattoos probably had them covered as soon as they took the picture anyways.

Yes. Maybe his choice of words are, regretable to say the least, but he is tattooed with a permanent image of a clothing company.

P.S. while I think this how idea is well-intended, don't you think this is selling-out? Yes, fightes need money and stuff from sponsors; but I thought the water-mark was "Condom Depot" labeled on your ass. Gay or not that is not good.

Omg, I can't believe it

I thought it's some kind of a joke when I read "vote in comments", but I see there's a real discussion about it.

How can you not pay this guy? He got a HUGE tatoo, there's Jaco logo, it's creative and have a little story behind it.

I might even join someone from above, who said that it should be one of the t-shirt and/or hoodie logo.

I still can't believe what I see... :)

So Mr. Payupbitch has not received his email yet....are you going to live true or not...so i know if i have to do the "actual" art bullshit...and I had two more people want to have it done today...i wanna know if I should leave my brain at home those days.....

still waiting to see what the verdict is, so whats it gonna be?

i say give the guy his prize, i see the logo plain as day, everyone else is just a jealous bunch of assholes who are too pussied to get it done, i wana see everyone talking shit get this done first same size as him then they can talk all the shit they want...if jaco used that design for a tee shirt i know id buy one its bitchin

I like how this has turned into "attack the people who have an opinion that's different from my own".

If you think the tattoo is creative & shows enough of the Jaco logo to count, then so be it. Leave a comment saying as much.

If you think the tattoo is too busy & obscured to be considered a valid entry as a Jaco Tattoo, then fine. Leave a comment about it.

If you think the skull looks stupid, or that the "Pay Up" comment was rude, or if you think anyone who doesn't like the tattoo is 'too big of a pussy to get one' or that tribal tattoos are lame & gay.. well, no one gives a shit about any of that. It's all opinions. What you think of a tattoo (like any piece of art) is highly subjective. And in the end it doesn't matter what anyone thinks other than the guy who got the tattoo, and in this case, Zeus.