Launchbit bought a stock image. So even if Curebit saw the logo through Launchbit, is there a reason why they can't buy it too? I imagine the creator of the stock image wouldn't mind the extra money.
I think that using a stock image for your logo is probably unwise for exactly this reason.
And more copying from 37Signals:
http://twitter.com/#!/dhh/status/163295779593785345
http://twitter.com/#!/dhh/status/163298220322209792