I've stopped in Honolulu on my way to JavaOne, pretty much because I could (I am using an air ticket where stops are free, and the hotel here is less than half...
It seems this is destined to be a Denmark-dominated week for me. This time it's not to do with OOXML and ODF though. Instead, I spotted a new album on iTunes...
Opera House, Dawn Originally uploaded by webmink If you're a regular reader, you may be aware that I sell some of my photographs for commercial use over on...
Assuming that this really is a copyright issue and not iStockPhoto just being cautious, who would own the copyright in this case? Surely the opera house can't...
Mike Bowler
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May 27, 2007 8:21 pm
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I could be wrong... I suspect it's the reason iStockPhoto rejected the image... The opera house apparently claims a copyright on the image of the facility....
That doesn't explain http://www.davidsanger.com/stockimages/5-600-1416.operahouse ... -- dIon Gillard Rule #131 of Acquisition: Information is Profit....
... In some juridictions, courts have ruled that landmarks and celebritties are entitled to exclusive rights to their likeness, except for the Press in ...
... But copyright is the right to prevent copying, not just to prevent profiting from it. I suspect it's iStockPhoto being over cautious, given how many stock...
Agreed, unless they have permission... and I do not know if they do or don't. David ... Subject: Re:[WebMink] Opera House, Dawn; Copyright policy, Night-time ...
I've had a reply from Sydney Opera House's lawyer posted on my blog entry <http://www.webmink.net/2007/05/opera-house-dawn-copyright-policy-night.\ htm> , see...
... Did you not see the e-mail I posted regarding image rights? The SHO is claiming the exclusive rights to its famous image, save for personal use. The basis...
... now I understand... it's not a copyright issue, it's a trademark issue (the image of the SOH). Their lawyer is right about notifying iStockPhoto to...
I noticed thast if you try to license that image from Alamy, the licensing page has this: *Releases <http://www.alamy.com/help/stock-photography-rel-info.asp>*...
Doesn't seem all a little "silly" ? Its a frigging picture of a public building! I mean honestly! Is this the sort of world we live in now adays that the law...
... The SHO is a property of NSW as I understand it, so residents in that jurisdiction might question whether or not their government should be restricting the...
... Noel, innocent question incoming, so what rights do celebs have when they are snapped getting in and out of cars etc? Do they let it slide most of the...
I think the operant answer is that use for news is exempt -- and the tabloids, like it or not, are "legitimate" press :-( David ... Subject: Re:[Webmink] Re:...
Dion, I agree. I don't know if the trademark "rights" are considered to be either of the two. As Noel noted in another message, IP rights for photography is...
... best. No, I said that "IP in photography is even less understood than IP in software." I mean by photographers, which is why I have provided links and ...
... Quite a few. But ... ... The problem is that the stalkerazzi are improperly (IMO) considered to be part of the Press, instead of as commercial leeches,...
... & this is my question. It's not clear to me on what basis a building can be a registered trademark. If it is, shouldn't it have an (R) sand-blasted into...
... Q: if a building can be viewed publicly why is permission required to use an image of it? A: Over the last few decades some buildings have earned...
Lazyweb: I have a friend who has split from their American partner and is in a child custody discussion with the partner, who is in the US (my friend lives...
Simon, See my private note to you. David ... Subject: [WebMink] Lazyweb Lawyers? From: webmink <webmink@...> To: webmink@yahoogroups.com Date: 6/6/2007...
Seems someone with Lego interests reads my link blog. A little while ago I posted a link to a silicone ice cube tray that makes ice "Lego bricks" noting that...
We just flew up to Edinburgh on FlyBE, which calls itself "the UK's number one low fares airline". Not that you could tell from the prices we paid. Each ticket...
[http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cam/index.htm] Probably a sign of geekdom, but the Kilauea volcano on Hawai'i fascinates me and I have visited it several times...
Just a quick alert for those of you using iTunes US - the free track this week is really good. It's A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover and will appeal to Feist fans...
Rome Panorama Originally uploaded by webmink Here's the view east from the top of St Peter's on Sunday. You can see the Pantheon near the centre, the Colosseum...
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