Tnat depends. Anything that's designed can be copyrighted(Buildings, gardens, etc), but if it's essentially naturally occuring it can only be trademarked.
-Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > These scenes can be trademarked, not copyrighted a different thing all > together. > > > Jack Davis wrote: >> In some (or maybe many) cases the scenes are copyright protected >> company logos and I suppose that could be at play.(?) >> I've understood for some time that "The Lone Cypress", on the Monterey >> peninsula's "17 Mile Drive", is one such site. >> Sometime in the late 90's I shot the scene, but it's not on my site. >> (don't even know where the image is at this point) >> >> Jack >> --- Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> yeah, that's what I thought - they could get him for trespassing, but >>> I don't think he was doing anything illegal by taking a photograph. >>> What I don't understand is how you can place a legally binding >>> contract forbidding photographs of your land to be sold...do you have >>> to put up signs or something? what nonsense. >>> >>> rg2 >>> >>> On 10/6/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> In this case, the "trespass" is the problem..what else? >>>> >>>> Jack >>>> --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Sorry Jack you can't copyright a work of nature. They can go >>>>> >>> after >>> >>>>> him >>>>> for trespass. Don't help the idiots any more than is necessary. >>>>> >>>>> Jack Davis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Mr Ham had no right to do what he did. "Private" property >>>>>> >>> rights >>> >>>>> should >>>>> >>>>>> always be respected especially when privacy is to be >>>>>> >>> compromised by >>> >>>>>> being held up to the world to see. >>>>>> "Privacy" and "security" are too closely related these days. >>>>>> That being said, I'm somewhat ambivalent about being restricted >>>>>> >>>>> from >>>>> >>>>>> taking pictures of something which is on private property, but >>>>>> >>> from >>> >>>>> a >>>>> >>>>>> public property position. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jack >>>>>> --- Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Just found this interesting, what do you guys think? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.thestate.com/local/story/190126.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> rg2 >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its >>>>>>> composition" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>>>>>> >>> above >>> >>>>>>> and follow the directions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> >>>>>> Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from >>>>>> >>> someone >>> >>>>> who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. >>>>> >>>>>> http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Remember, it's pillage then burn. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>>>> >>> above >>> >>>>> and follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> >>>> Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: >>>> >>> mail, news, photos & more. >>> >>>> http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> >>> and follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its >>> composition" >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Need a vacation? Get great deals >> to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. >> http://travel.yahoo.com/ >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
