Now was it a Photo or just a Drawing?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 1:54am

Or does it really matter when it comes to the courts?


Britney Sues!

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 01:54 AM

[etoile]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 2:41am

Of course it matters.

A profession photo that is copywrited should not be reproduced without permission.

But an artistic interpretation of something iconic is fair game. [I need not remind anyone around here just who is a gay icon.] And if you took that ridicules bag off your head you'd probably see that. Unmask yourself and free those pores, sister, free those pores.

[orion59]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 8:45am

There's a difference, Sueleen. You can attempt, and sometimes succeed, in suing someone for using a photo without permission, but it's a little more difficult if you are a public figure.

You can easily win a lawsuit if you have taken the photo and someone else used it....copywrite laws.

A drawing, caricature or other work of art craeted by hand is not subject to the same laws as long as you hold the copywrite. Someone cannot sue you for drawing a picture of them and displaying it. A caricature, especially, is not an exact image of the person so they cannot prove beyond doubt that it is them being portrayed.