----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan MacRae" Subject: Re: Ford claims ownership of images
> > --- ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Brendan MacRae wrote: >> >> >What law is it that I need to check? If you own the >> >rights to a company logo you have a legal claim on >> how >> >it is displayed and by whom. This doesn't apply to >> >newspapers and television images, however. >> > >> ah, but nonetheless, I've been told my a back-stage >> guy in the industry that >> when programs are shooting say a scene in a store >> for, say, Law and Order >> the post-processing people are busy blurring out the >> names of products >> on shelves >> if the original shots were too sharp. >> > > Right. My reference to TV is for news broadcasting, > not teleplays. That which is within the "public > interest." This is where the calender people are running afoul of things. If the brand or nameplates are recognizable, they probably are in violation of copyright law, if the vehicle is recognizable as a particular make/model, they may be in violation as well. I think Ford is being pretty stupid to push the issue, though if it showed their product in a bad way, they would be wise to pursue it. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
