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I've created my own using this logo as an example. Perhaps I should tweak it a bit more so that looks less like the original.

@officialfuzzy Can you use it as I have made it right now?

This goes beyond the inspiration or as you say "used it as an example". I can share examples where logos take inpiration feom each other but have their own charm, but this is a clear copycatting and in a professional community it's called stealing. If a contest holder picks it,

I've made a new version of the logo :)

See, you can if you try ;)