Re: use of internet photos

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On Aug 5, 7:48 pm, Deadrat <a...@xxxxx> wrote:
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On Aug 4, 9:24 pm, richard <mem...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:48:20 GMT, "foad" <sjk...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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as a photographer myself, i am of course sensitive to
unauthorized use
 of
intellectual property.  HOWEVER, i have designed a very fun
spoof of
 Obama
and would like to use an image of him that is pasted all over
the internet,
just google obama for images and you'll see it, its of him
standing in front
of the capitol with arms folded.  i am assuming its some sort
of off
icial
congressional photo, and has no watermark or copyright info.

so can i use it with impunity since it is already so
ubiquitous?  th
e
little
stunt i am planning will just be a photo that i took with obama
photoshopped
into it, no other manipulation at all. i plan to email it to
everyone
i
know.  preliminary response to the proof is overwhelming, so i
imagi
ne it
will be forwarded all over the world, especially to our heroes
oversea
s.
any advise is appreciated!

i will also be glad to add anyone to my email list that would
like to
get
it, i will be posting a link at a few groups but i respect the
premise
 of
a
moderated group and will not post it here unless requested.

Fair use.

 As well as "public" citizen.
It's also known as a satire or a parody.- Hide quoted text -

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Maybe you can help me, too. I am an architect and I am writing an
article commenting on McCain's and Obama's houses and the
archtiectural styles of each. I found photos of McCain's house that
were printed in Architectural Digest and posted on the internet. If
I use those photos with my critiqe, is that "fair use?" I would
like to also use them on televsion, as graphics to illustrate my
points. Can I do that without seeking permission?

Thanks for the help.

I've found some of your  detailed drawings for the houses you've
designed.  I'd like to write an article about modern residences, and
 I
plan to go ahead and use copies of your drawings to illustrate my
points.
 
Can I do that without seeking your permission?- Hide quoted text -

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My question was a simple one about what constitutes "fair use" and it
did not deserve a smart-ass answer. I was asking the question so I
could learn something. It worked. I learned something about you, Mr.
Deadrat!

And yet you refused to learn anything from what I posted; you just got
upset. Go figure.

You can't use my drawings because they have a copyright written right
on them.

That I can't use your drawings has *nothing* to do with your copyright
message. You held a copyright as soon as you created the drawings, and
that right precludes my legally using them in toto without your
permission.

My question was about whether by posting something on the
internet, the copyright protections were altered. I would expect that
if you found some of my drawings on the internet without a copyright,
then you could use them.

Your expectations are wrong.

Foad - Thanks for your answer. I like your suggestion.

foad's suggestion was that you could do what you like because no one was
likely to see your presentation. This is like figuring you can run a red
light at 3:00 a.m. when no other traffic is around. Yeah, probably no
one will notice, but it's still against the law.

I'll leave the
photo permissions to whatever publication might carry the story.

If your article is going to be in a "legit print outlet" as foad
suggests, and you have a standard publication contract, then that
contract will probably make you responsible for making sure that your
work doesn't violate copyright. So read the contract carefully.

Now, have you figured out why your use of the photos doesn't constitute
fair use? Or are you still wasting your time and energy trying to figure
out things about me?
.

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