On Jan 21, 2011, at 6:11 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Paul, > > Regarding the last sentence in your comment, more specifically, > the word "anything". > Can you sell merchandise (a T-shirt or a calendar) with a photo of > a celebrity you snapped on a city street or at a public event? > The way I read the book (and other materials), - that would be a > violations of the existing laws. > I'm not sure. You're taking it beyond a photograph, and there may be trademark issues involved. The passage you quoted from the book didn't touch on anything of that nature. It merely seemed to deal with use or a photo for advertising or promotions. That's obviously taboo. But I'm no expert when it comes to drawing a fine line. I just wouldn't do it. Paul
> Igor > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> You can sell a print of any photo taken on public property without a >> release. Selling a print is no different than selling the image to a >> publication. In fact, it's more benign. Of course in our litigious >> society, you run the risk of being sued if you look at someone the >> wrong way. But in terms of accepted practices, photos taken on public >> property can be used for anything short of advertising. >> Paul > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
