Quote: Originally posted by python11 on 20/11/2006
Hi Guys.
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However, publishing pictures or text to the internet and therefore public domain, relinquishes your rights to outright ownership, any picture from the internet or text can be used by anybody for there personal use. However to actualy sell that picture is ethically and morally wrong in short theft.
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Rgards
Les Roach
you are wrong in your assumption.
articles placed on the internet are not considered public domain and should be considered to be copyrighted unless explicitly stated otherwise.
the pictures that I take and the text that I type for web pages, emails, or even replies on web forums is automatically my copyright and is automatically implied.
No-one has the right to use my work for free simply because i allow it to be viewed for free on the internet.
The copyright for an individuals work is automatically implied and applys to everyone.
therefore anyone selling anothers work without their permission has breached copyright laws.
you can see the copyright notice that i use on my websites here Copyright notice
I am a graphic designer by trade and have worked with advertising agencies in the past, who have websites to 'advertise' their services. These sites show examples of their work, and although are in the 'public domain' so to speak, the work examples are definately covered by copyright.
Work which is protected by copyright does not have to be registered, and lasts for 50 years AFTER the creator's death. Work covered by copyright usually (although not always) means 2-dimensional work such as design for print, photography, advertising slogans, maps, drawings depicting 3-dimensional objects such as fashion design, product and furniture design, a musical score, a play script, a logo etc. Actual 3-dimensional objects are normally covered by patents, but there are exceptions.
One thing however which is not covered by copyright is the English language, but certain words portrayed in particular order, such as advertising slogans (eg. Coke, the real thing), play and television scripts, are.
Logos, although the design is covered by copyright, the word generally isn't and has to be registered (eg. registered trade mark) to stop anyone else from using it. Generally the word and logo design form the registered trade mark as one entity.
While I'm almost sure the above points are true from when I used to teach graphic design a long time ago, copyright law is extremely complex, and I stand to be corrected if anyone knows otherwise.
A point to note however, copyright law was mostly written before we had the internet, so there may be some grey areas. However, just because things are on the internet, such as MP3 music, pictures of celebrities, and yes, logos for instance, doesn't automatically give anyone the right to use it even for personal use. It is actually illegal to video tape programmes from television, or record programmes from the radio, but as long as financial gain is not implied, authorities turn a blind eye. How many discos pay royalties to each and every artist used in one evening? The Performing Arts Society demands they should pay a percentage if they are charging for the session. The list goes on....!
Hi All ..... found this earlier ......... is it your man - haven't read all the thread
And while I'm here ........ can anyone help me, well o/h lol .... the roof of our could do with a lick of paint - any suggestion of what paint to use would be most welcome
Hi All ..... found this earlier ......... is it your man - haven't read all the thread
And while I'm here ........ can anyone help me, well o/h lol .... the roof of our could do with a lick of paint - any suggestion of what paint to use would be most welcome
I was thinking of smooth Hammerite ........
Hi Cas , just had a look , i'm hoping it isn't another rip off of our damp repair info , i don't think it is ( but you never know ) . So if anyone has bought it could you let me know what's on it .
hhhhhmmmm if only i could find all my pictures from my training the first 100 or so jobs i did when i was realy excited to have before during and after pics of every job i did
i also used to take them incase there was ever any come back from insurance companys now where did i put them 2 house moves ago
......sneaks off to start his new ebay venture joking
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