Jon > > > I'm going to set you all a simple multiple choice test - pay attention > > because I'm only going to say this once: > > > > 7. Do I have to ask permission of the motor manufacturer, the > > professional > > photographer, or you to make or to publish my work on the internet? > > > > A. No > > B. Yes > > > > 8. I got there first. Does the professional photographer have to ask my > > permission, or the motor manufacturer or you to publish his work? > > > > A. No > > B. Yes > > > > Right. Hands up anyone who answered anything but straight As. Oh dear - > > in > > Germany apparently I must seek permission from the motor manufacturer. > > I > > expect BMW are very busy handling all the requests. That's probably why > > they > > can't fix mine ... but that's another saga. > > When photographing *people*, if you plan to publish *and profit from* your > photographs, then you may need a model release form. I've been involved > several times in group events where photographers would not profit from > the > photographs they took, but got people to sign release forms anyhow out of > courtesy, at least (see, for instance, > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_release, which expresses the same > sentiments I have seen at professional photographer periodical web sites). > > This is interesting, but I don't know if it offers any assistance: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark. >
There is no equivalent requirement in UK law. It might be useful, or courteous, but there is no legal requirement for a model release: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography_and_the_law In the UK there is almost no privacy law, and photography is virtually unrestricted. It is clear, however, that the photographer holds the in copyright almost all situations - there are some minor exceptions. Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
