Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:01:25 -0600 > From: joel > Subject: [PRODIG] Copyright question for fine art photography/digital imaging > Bernadette Feely >> I presume that any appearance of copyrighted or trade marked material, >> whether incidental or not, regardless whether or not the image was taken in >> a public space can not be displayed/exhibited without seeking copyright >> permission.
+++ Joel >For photography if it merely > constitutes a portion of your representation then you shouldn't run > into any problems. MacDonald's and Coke don't own the visual > landscape and no court is likely to uphold a claim against art as art > or editorial as editorial with regards to companies putting their > copyrighted material into any area where the general public is > invited to attend. +++ I was being pessimistic because I can't think of any contemporary fine art photography or digital artists showing incidental use of copyrighted material in their work. I can think of a lot of examples from the 70s with the American Photo-Realists, but not much evidence of it more recently. If there are any people on the list who are aware of contemporary fine art photographers/digital artists working in this fashion I would be interested to see their work. Email me OFF-LIST to [EMAIL PROTECTED], names will do, as information is easy to find on the internet. Please make sure you email me OFF-LIST because as I am sure it will be regarded as OFF-TOPIC. TIA Bernadette Feely Digital Artist Adobe Certified Expert: Photoshop 7 http://www.bernadettefeely.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
