You should read the NY Times article I posted, selling Art prints is not 
a commercial purpose under US law.  Nor is it a violation of copyright.  
The case is being tried under the wrong law in the wrong court for a 
crime that hasn't been committed.

graywolf wrote:
> You guys are still confusing the right to take the photo, and the right to 
> use 
> the photo commercially. They are entirely different issues, as I have said 
> before.
>
> John Sessoms wrote:
>   
>> From: Adam Maas
>>
>>     
>>> This is a very grey area. If your Blazer is parked in a public area
>>> when the picture was taken, you have no standing to sue. If it was on
>>> private property, things get murky (unless the photographer was also
>>> on the same private property, at which point the question becomes one
>>> of straight trespass).
>>>
>>> -Adam
>>>       
>> If it's parked on private property, but visible from the street or other 
>> public right of way, it's still fair game.
>>
>> That plantation is open as a tourist attraction, and is "public use".
>>
>>     
>
>   


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