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- Bio
im workin on a job for a conference that wll only run for three days. i have done the art exactly as they have asked, but i am not sure that i can give it to them. it contains images from movies. some old and some new.
it is exactly what they want, but can i give it to them or are shots from movies off limits when it comes to copyrights?
eh? eh? eh?
- Blofeldt0
if they have requested the images and you have clearly warned them (in writing). Then it's their problem i reckon.
- Blofeldt0
actually, best to get them to sign something that says we take full responsibility for blah blah.
- Bio0
cant make them sign a waver.
it would come directly back to us for letting the art go out.i may just have to change it around. i'd rather them be pissed off than have us owe big bucks for some shitty artwork.
- Bluejam0
Could come back to haunt you if you don't wash your hands of any responsibility from a copyright point of view.
Also depends on the image and how well known it is. Then it's a numbers game, the less people recognise the image, the less someone's gonna question it.
- Blofeldt0
i wouldn't use the copyrighted artwork unless it was for some village pie contest. And, i'd guess this work is for something larger.
- Blofeldt0
don't use it without paying. It's stealing, i wouldn't like someone to rip off my work and not pay. (Not that they would...it's crap!)
- k770
just do it
- Bio0
the artwork is required to show recognizable movie stars.
it is looking like i will just have to use random shots of ordinary people. which completely negates the whole purpose of the event (come dressed as your favorite movie star)god this is stupid shit. guess i had better redo this damned thing.
- Bluejam0
remove their heads!
photoshop out the people leaving their costumes. stylistically this could be vector artwork, bitmap..etc...the worlds yer oyster!
might add something to your concept?(come dressed as your favorite movie star)
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- Bio0
- Bluejam0
it's looking good.
and yeah, i can see that the images help make the poster...
...i guess you could just go with it and sweat out the next few weeks until mid feb (hoping you don't get a call from the movie studios) after which the poster will be a distant memory.
- jpolk0
im sure it's not a problem to show 1 frame of a movie. i think 10-15 seconds is required for copyright infringment.
- Bio0
thanks bluejam. yea. it just wouldnt make any sense to have random stock photo people.
jpolk, where did you hear that? that info would really be useful to me if i could show it to the creative coordinator.
- Bio0
ok, for anyone curious about the laws, apparently this is how it works:
http://badassmovieimages.com/abo…
- jpolk0
i'm looking around. it's just something that i seem to remember from school.
- JazX0
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- Bio0
all good man, i think the Fair Use Law pretty much sums it up for me.
i'll have to check with my boss to see if this qualifies as a scholastic event. i think i should be able to use what i have. keep your fingers crossed though.
=)
- flatulence0
also...
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
If those are movie stills, then that's a very small portion of the "copyrighted work as a whole" (i.e. the movie)
....if that makes sense.
- Bio0
it looks like it will all work out this time since it is for an educational event.
you have to pay to attend, but the loophole is that you also have to pay teachers in school to learn.
so i think i am in the clear.
thanks for all the input guys!!!!
=D