copyright infringement

Post by **jpittman** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:48 pm

Haha - I didn't know I was in such high demand around here.

Yeah, law school keeps me damn busy. But it's enjoyable too.

Anyone have any burning questions they want answered? This is a rare free evening.

NoNotThat · Post by **NoNotThat** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:50 pm

YES

...ARE YOU GAY?

Post by **jpittman** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:54 pm

NoNotThat wrote:YES

...ARE YOU GAY?

Unfortunately for TBill, I am straight.

NoNotThat · Post by **NoNotThat** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:00 pm

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:15 pm

jpittman wrote:
NoNotThat wrote:YES

...ARE YOU GAY?
Unfortunately for TBill, I am straight.

Damn it

taylordb · Post by **taylordb** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:32 pm

Grrrrrrrrrrrr. I know he is in law school. You can be in law school and still visit once and a while. Grrrrrrrr.

Sorry..I'm grumpy. I'm going to bed.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:36 pm

jpittman wrote:I am not a lawyer and all that (just a lowly law student)...

You could be infringing the copyright of the person who took the picture (in fact, you likely would be, by creating a derivative work of the picture).

Dave doesn't have a copyright in his face, but you could be violating his right to publicity.

Will either of them find out and sue you? Dunno. But they could.

well, thats what i used to think... but i had a class where we were designing cpu games (no dork jokes) and mine involved the blugeoning of many a celebrity and political figure. I was told by my teacher that as long as they are a "public figure" u can use their face and name. we tried to sell downloads of the games on the internet, thats why i had to know. I will trust you above my retard teacher tho!

Post by **jpittman** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:48 pm

taylordb wrote:Grrrrrrrrrrrr. I know he is in law school. You can be in law school and still visit once and a while. Grrrrrrrr.

Sorry..I'm grumpy. I'm going to bed.

Taylor has a right to be grumpy. I've been non-existant on here for a while. But after this semester, things should be much better for me time- & relaxation-wise.

Post by **jpittman** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:50 pm

praisedave wrote:
jpittman wrote:I am not a lawyer and all that (just a lowly law student)...

You could be infringing the copyright of the person who took the picture (in fact, you likely would be, by creating a derivative work of the picture).

Dave doesn't have a copyright in his face, but you could be violating his right to publicity.

Will either of them find out and sue you? Dunno. But they could.
well, thats what i used to think... but i had a class where we were designing cpu games (no dork jokes) and mine involved the blugeoning of many a celebrity and political figure. I was told by my teacher that as long as they are a "public figure" u can use their face and name. we tried to sell downloads of the games on the internet, thats why i had to know. I will trust you above my retard teacher tho!

It depends on the state, to an extent. Not all states recognize the right of publicity. And to be fair, we spent a whopping 60 minutes on it in my property class, so I could likely be wrong.

(which is why I encourage you not to trust my post, as I am not a lawyer, etc.

)

Also, there's likely a difference between using them in a game where they are beating each other as opposed to just using a celebrity's likeness on a mug. I don't have law to back me up on that; it's more of an instinct.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:29 am

jpittman wrote:
praisedave wrote:
jpittman wrote:I am not a lawyer and all that (just a lowly law student)...

You could be infringing the copyright of the person who took the picture (in fact, you likely would be, by creating a derivative work of the picture).

Dave doesn't have a copyright in his face, but you could be violating his right to publicity.

Will either of them find out and sue you? Dunno. But they could.
well, thats what i used to think... but i had a class where we were designing cpu games (no dork jokes) and mine involved the blugeoning of many a celebrity and political figure. I was told by my teacher that as long as they are a "public figure" u can use their face and name. we tried to sell downloads of the games on the internet, thats why i had to know. I will trust you above my retard teacher tho!
It depends on the state, to an extent. Not all states recognize the right of publicity. And to be fair, we spent a whopping 60 minutes on it in my property class, so I could likely be wrong. (which is why I encourage you not to trust my post, as I am not a lawyer, etc. )

Also, there's likely a difference between using them in a game where they are beating each other as opposed to just using a celebrity's likeness on a mug. I don't have law to back me up on that; it's more of an instinct.

ur prolly right. i wont risk it. i see no reason to.

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:12 pm

Although, if this chap is a visual artists and plans to make a living out of his art it would be bad for his reputation and his name if he was stealing artwork without license.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:40 pm

c_tietze wrote:Although, if this chap is a visual artists and plans to make a living out of his art it would be bad for his reputation and his name if he was stealing artwork without license.

stealing artwork? i just have some pics of dave that are cool. me no plagerize. hee hee you said chap

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:47 pm

You can use my face if you want.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:27 pm

winglet82 wrote:You can use my face if you want.

ill keep that in mind