Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think he's saying that they claimed the tree itself was trademarked, and the use of the photograph was the infringement. Kind of like using the letter sequence "Harry Potter" on a web site... Paul - -----Original Message----- From: Austin Franklin [mailto:austin@darkroom.com] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:03 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: WE WUZ ROBBED! > I > use my photograph of "The Lone Cypress" on the cover of one of my > published > books, which sell throughout that area. They claimed registered trademark Let me get this straight. This is a picture of a tree...and they claimed that "a" picture (that I assume you took) of their tree is trademarked? Would you be so kind as to elaborate on exactly what their claim was?