I expect they're just being absurdly over-careful about copyright. I sent a picture ro a high street photo shop to make a single print for my own private use. It was a parody of an LP cover from the top 80s TV series (and film) "Fame", and they refused on copyright grounds, which is clearly nonsense.
Seb On 18 November 2010 14:31, Matt Wardman <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a strange one. > > I've used an image of Phil Woolas from his dodgy leaflet for a > satirical purpose (a mug), and the design has been rejected by the > online company on grounds of privacy and infringement of image rights: > > "Unfortunately we could not admit them for your shop because they > infringe on the personal rights of Phil Woolas. These basically state > that any image with his photo or name on it that does specifically > refer to his person must be authorized by him. " > > My question: are election leaflets in the public domain, or does that > mean that the leaflets with rivals' photos and pics of rivals' > leaflets are technically illegal? > > I'd have thought that my mug is covered by parody/satire exceptions > and/or news reporting of a matter of public interest. > > It's a completely trivial dispute, and there are probably grey areas, > but I'd like to have a better idea what the legal position is. > > Pics here if you are interested: > http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2010/11/16/spreadshirt-co-uk-we-wont-sell-offensive-phil-woolas-mug/ > > While I'm raising the legal question, does anyone know the formal > status of party logos. For example, there was a rash of "I agree with > Nick" stuff back in April and I'm thinking that *most* of those should > have had formal approval for use of the logo, but in practice it > doesn't matter usually: > > http://www.liberal-vision.org/2010/04/20/i-agree-with-nick-t-shirtseverywhere/ > > Are there any cases where one party has taken action over copyright in > another's leaflets? > > Rgds > > Matt Wardman > > -- > "The plural of anecdote is not data" > > Politics: http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/ > Local Blogs: http://www.nutshell.org.uk/ > Professional: http://www.mattwardman.co.uk/ > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mattwardman > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > -- skype: seb.bacon mobile: 07790 939224 land: 0207 183 9618 web: http://baconconsulting.co.uk _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
