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.
Reproducing logos without permission (like those in photographs) is rarely allowed by the trademark owner. In some cases, companies even assert tight controls over the "shapes" of their products (like the classic Coke bottle) and have taken folks to court to restrict their unauthorized use. I once submitted a shot for stock where a woman was wearing a Tiffany & Co. necklace. In order to see the name you would have had to magnify the image 300% and even then only part of the logo was legible. It was still rejected since I couldn't prove Tiffany was ok with it through a release. I removed it in photoshop instead. -Brendan --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should check the law before you make statements > like that. Ford has > no rights to assert here. I hope that's not what > you do for a living, > your clients are being ill served. > > Brendan MacRae wrote: > > Ford has every right to insist on rights of images > > using their products in materials that are to be > > distributed and sold. > > > > If they hadn't gone through Cafe Press, there may > not > > have been any legal entanglement of if the members > > were to reproduce images for limited use among > > themselves. In either case, I doubt Ford would > care > > one way or the other. > > > > -Brendan > > > > > > > > > > --- Sandy Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> A Mustang owners club wants to do a calendar > using > >> photos of members' cars. > >> Ford's lawyers object. > >> > >> > >> > > > http://www.adrants.com/2008/01/ford-slaps-brand-enthusiasts-returns.php > > > >> So does your next photo need a model release from > >> every company > >> whose products happen to be in it? This is > insanity! > >> > >> -- > >> Sandy Harris, > >> Nanjing, China > >> > >> -- > >> 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 friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > > > > -- > I am personally a member of the Cream of the > Illuminati. > A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is > contemplated. > When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati > will rule the world > -- Anonymous > > > -- > 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. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- 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.
