Myndie Terheide
Class BUS250H Contracts, Negotiations and Copyrights
Lawyer's Name: Yvette Freidman
Law Firm: John Peter Lee LTD.
1.) Shooting photos or film on public or private property, where do you draw the line between the two?
" When shooting on any property it is only private if it has been declared private by its owner. You need permission to shoot anything on it
2.) If the property is private what right does the owner have you leave the property for taking photos?
" The owner has all rights to have you leave the property if it has been declared
private."
3.) Do celebrities and public figures give up their right to privacy in exchange for fame and fortune?
" Absolutely, sometimes there is price for fame and fortune.You can shoot anyone walking down the street, celebrities just have a title as a celebrity they are people like anyone else walking down the street."
4.) In design, how much of a percentage of change do two similar products have to be in order to avoid a lawsuit?
"Where the other item becomes noticeable as another item."
5.) A fashion designer leaves a company and takes a large portion of the clientele with them, can the parent company sue?
"They can sue if the clients are secret."
6.) What are the limits to #5?
"The limits are that if the clients are not secret they can take as many of the clients as they wish as long as they are not secret or on exclusive list for the company, or even contract bound."
7.) Is forcing people to give up their Web Domains for posting another websites material legal? How much of a right do the owners have? "Posting another person's work or material is illegal without permission from the owner. As long as they do not give up their rights to that material in any contract or verbal communication."
8.) Can any image be trademarked?
"No, not any image. Not a photo or even royalty free material. They still
have owners."
9.) Reusing a logo, how much credit do you have to give to the original designer?
"You have to receive a letter of permissions that has been gained before you
can re-use any material that is patented , trademarked, or copyrighted. You may
even have to pay for the use."
10.) How much of a song can you use before its copyright infringement?
"To the point it becomes recognizable."
In choosing the questions that we had , our group decided to pull a few from each of our professions. Each of us have seen problems in our professions from web design to photography. Most of the issues we have are more of a trespassing on owner's rights or trademark infringement. It is difficult sometimes being a student and getting the things we need as a student in our projects without stepping on some toes. Legal issues have a funny way of presenting themselves at the wrong times. If they were the right times they would not end up being issues, and we would not have to take a class to learn about what is right and what is wrong in this type of business.
