I am a digital artist that composites photographic images taken in cities. As a consequence of this I get incidental appearances of ads, logos, and company names.
I presume that any appearance of copyrighted or trade marked material, whether incidental or not, regardless whether or not the image was taken in a public space can not be displayed/exhibited without seeking copyright permission. I PRESUME this but I am not sure what my rights are. Public space is easy enough to define, but incidental is not. My images are not used editorially, but for gallery exhibition and fine art reproduction. I am currently digitally manipulating a photograph of a Hong Kong high street, that is displaying company names and logos. Legally speaking am I obliged to seek permission, (which would be impractical), or change their appearance (which is what I would prefer to do). There is a link below to show what I mean. http://www.bernadettefeely.com/html/studio/2_HK2.html Other photographs that I intend to exhibit in the future, are of a person wearing a helmet with a logo, and a photograph of a facade of a hotel, that shows the building's signage. With these examples do I need to seek permission from the motorbike helmet manufacturer, and the proprietor of the hotel chain? Bernadette Feely Digital Artist Adobe Certified Expert: Photoshop 7 http://www.bernadettefeely.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
