Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-11-01 Thread P.J. Alling
Then having read his recommendations, I became quiet peeved, as he runs roughshod over fair use in several cases. On 11/1/2015 11:32 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I don't see how that's different than photographing a Copyrighted poster. No real interesting questions here at all, the law is pretty mu

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-11-01 Thread P.J. Alling
I don't see how that's different than photographing a Copyrighted poster. No real interesting questions here at all, the law is pretty much black letter. On 10/31/2015 2:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Some interesting questions arise! http://improvephotography.com/35091/copyright-nightmare-taking

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-10-31 Thread Steve Cottrell
It won't be long before you'll have to pay a fee just to see a building in the street. Google-glass style glasses will note your gaze and charge accordingly. Rich bastards will have 180 degree f.o.v. lenses to take in all the copyrighted architecture as you walk down the street. Careful not to trip

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-10-31 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Actually, here is the latest bill that I can find that covers fashion design protection: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s3523/text And here is its discussion in Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverherzfeld/2013/01/03/protecting-fashion-designs/ This bill was meant as a replac

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-10-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Igor PDML-StR wrote: >Mark: thanks, that's an interesting article. > >Bob: I don't know how it works on your side of the pond, but in the US, >sculptures in a photo MAY BE and often ARE covered by copyright. >There have been several cases in the past decade or so. >See e.g. this case: >http://ww

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-10-31 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Mark: thanks, that's an interesting article. Bob: I don't know how it works on your side of the pond, but in the US, sculptures in a photo MAY BE and often ARE covered by copyright. There have been several cases in the past decade or so. See e.g. this case: http://www.sculpture.org/documents

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-10-31 Thread Bob W-PDML
I can't see the difference between photographing someone with tattoos and someone wearing clothes that someone else has designed, or a street containing buildings and billboards, and tons of other shit that's copyright. Sounds to me like a lawyer trying to drum up some spurious business. B > O

Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

2015-10-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Some interesting questions arise! http://improvephotography.com/35091/copyright-nightmare-taking-photos-of-people-with-tattoos/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U