Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is wrong or at least misleading. "Preparing other works based on the original" can of course mean different things, but certainly artists are allowed to use copyrighted material as an element in further works of art, as long as it is just an element. When cases end up in court, each case gets decided on its own merit, but again, you ARE allowed to use copyrighted or trademarked elements in works of art--think of Warhol, for example, or a more modern example, a Dutch artist who used a designer bag in a painting of starving African children, was sued by Gucci or LVHM (can't remember which one) and won, based on this type of argument. Other parts of this text are equally unclear or misleading. They should have hired a writer or at least an editor to do the job properly. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:24 AM, Mark Kronquist wrote: > Among the protections that copyright owners have are the exclusive rights > to: > > SNIP > Prepare other works based on the original