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"Sheldon" <> wrote in message
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> This is going to be a tough one for the courts to sort out. What if you
> buy a painting and take it home? Does the artist still have a copyright
> on it?
>
> It seems to me that when you pay a tattoo artist to put an image on your
> body it's yours. Unless a contract was signed between the artist and the
> person who got the tattoo I don't think the artist has any more right to
> the copyright on that image than the person who pierced my ear has to the
> new hole in my head.

Be careful. Once you admit to having a hole in your head on this forum, you
will have very little chance of ever winning an argument in the
future.......

wrote in part:

> ... what if you buy a
> painting and take it home, and put it on your wall somewhere behind a
> couch, sit on the couch with your friends and take pictures of yourself
> in which the painting shows as a piece of furniture as the couch is,
> would you get sued for copyright infringement?
>
> What if you stand in the park and take pictures of yourself on a bench
> in which some monument in the background can be seen, can the sculptor
> sue you for copyright infringement?
>
> What if a girl wears a pair of earrings and go to a portrait
> photoshoot, can be sued for copyright infringement of the earrings'
> design?
>
> My opinion is *NO*.
>

Your opinion, while reasonable, does not come with a sackful of
BenJaM1Nz!11!. How very unfortunate.

The above examples seem harmless to all parties, but if someone's
potential revenue stream is in play, watch out.

You can count on only one thing: The copyright law will always come down
on the side allied to the greatest corporate and political power.

Corry
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"Sheldon" <> wrote in message
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> This is going to be a tough one for the courts to sort out. What if you
> buy a painting and take it home? Does the artist still have a copyright
> on it?

My guess is yes, because the artist might have made several hundred or
thousand prints of the original, and be involved in selling those. But if
you try to do the same thing, he can sue you for infringement of his
copyright. IOW, if I was very wealthy, I could purchase the Mona Lisa, but I
still couldn't make prints of it and sell them, just because I owned the
original.

<> wrote in message
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>
>
> If you take a picture of someone who's got a tattoo you may have a
> copyright issue!

No problem. Just photograph the area of skin with the tattoo on - not the
art work itself. Then have the tattoo artist visited by the Madrid mafia.

there is a somthing called "fair use". Where the painting is incidental to
the picture, it would be a fair use.


"Unclaimed Mysteries"
<theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net> wrote in message
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> wrote in part:
>
>> ... what if you buy a
>> painting and take it home, and put it on your wall somewhere behind a
>> couch, sit on the couch with your friends and take pictures of yourself
>> in which the painting shows as a piece of furniture as the couch is,
>> would you get sued for copyright infringement?
>>
>> What if you stand in the park and take pictures of yourself on a bench
>> in which some monument in the background can be seen, can the sculptor
>> sue you for copyright infringement?
>>
>> What if a girl wears a pair of earrings and go to a portrait
>> photoshoot, can be sued for copyright infringement of the earrings'
>> design?
>>
>> My opinion is *NO*.
>>
>
> Your opinion, while reasonable, does not come with a sackful of
> BenJaM1Nz!11!. How very unfortunate.
>
> The above examples seem harmless to all parties, but if someone's
> potential revenue stream is in play, watch out.
>
> You can count on only one thing: The copyright law will always come down
> on the side allied to the greatest corporate and political power.
>
> Corry
> --
> It Came From C. L. Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries.
> http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net

Top-postin' Art wrote:
> there is a somthing called "fair use". Where the painting is incidental to
> the picture, it would be a fair use.

Fair use is on its way to becoming, uh, "quaint and antiquated."

--
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"Sheldon" <> wrote in message
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> This is going to be a tough one for the courts to sort out. What if you
> buy a painting and take it home? Does the artist still have a copyright
> on it?

Yes, he does, unless he's specifically signe the rights over to the
purchaser.
>
> It seems to me that when you pay a tattoo artist to put an image on your
> body it's yours. Unless a contract was signed between the artist and the
> person who got the tattoo I don't think the artist has any more right to
> the copyright on that image than the person who pierced my ear has to the
> new hole in my head.

IMO, the tattoo artist has a case here, it should be interesting to see it
develop.
>
>
--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

"William Graham" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Sheldon" <> wrote in message
> news:_fOdnRAM2KIRoVXfRVn-...
> > This is going to be a tough one for the courts to sort out. What if you
> > buy a painting and take it home? Does the artist still have a copyright
> > on it?
>
> My guess is yes, because the artist might have made several hundred or
> thousand prints of the original, and be involved in selling those. But if
> you try to do the same thing, he can sue you for infringement of his
> copyright. IOW, if I was very wealthy, I could purchase the Mona Lisa, but
I
> still couldn't make prints of it and sell them, just because I owned the
> original.
>
>

Wrong example.
There was NO copyright law when the Mona Lisa was painted and anyone can
print and sell copies. Just like anyone can print and sell Shakespeare's
works.

It seems to me that if Becks wants to use the tattoos to make more money
then the artist should benefit as well, unless he signed an agreement that
he reliquishes his rights.

BTW I hate tattoos!!

Gerrit

"Unclaimed Mysteries"
<theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net> wrote in message
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>> ... what if you buy a
>> painting and take it home, and put it on your wall somewhere behind a
>> couch, sit on the couch with your friends and take pictures of yourself
>> in which the painting shows as a piece of furniture as the couch is,
>> would you get sued for copyright infringement?

What if you buy a painting (or sculpture) for your house then take a
photograph of it for insurance purposes in the event of theft? Most
insurance companies advise that you do exactly that. It sounds like a
reasonable thing to do, but given the way some people like launching
lawsuits, one can never be sure.

Paul Fedorenko wrote:

> "Unclaimed Mysteries"
> <theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net> wrote in message
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>
>
>>>... what if you buy a
>>>painting and take it home, and put it on your wall somewhere behind a
>>>couch, sit on the couch with your friends and take pictures of yourself
>>>in which the painting shows as a piece of furniture as the couch is,
>>>would you get sued for copyright infringement?
>
>
> What if you buy a painting (or sculpture) for your house then take a
> photograph of it for insurance purposes in the event of theft? Most
> insurance companies advise that you do exactly that. It sounds like a
> reasonable thing to do, but given the way some people like launching
> lawsuits, one can never be sure.
>
>

Check your attributions please. I didn't write that. Thanky.

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"Bill Funk" <> said in rec.photo.digital: "Is this
actually part of your plan? To use tag lines to show your contempt,
while showing that you really have so little understanding?"