In the entry form for SCCA's National event, there's a clause at the
bottom wherein the entrant/and car owner agree that any pictures,
interviews, that kind of stuff can be used by SCCA in any publicity,
advertising, event promotions and motion picture film. Maybe these folks
filled out an entry form with that kind of clause?
--Pat Kelly
Bill Fuhrmann wrote:
>
> > All three Omni shots are of our cars. The first is me in our
> > rally car, second
> > is Mary in her now deceased GLH Turbo and third is me at the
> > second MAC does BIR
> >
> > event. The bad thing is that these were used without permission or photo
> > credit. Does anyone that is web literate have an opinion on
> > whether this is
> > cool or not?
>
> Definitely uncool. Also illegal unless they have acquired permission from
> the photographer or whomever the photographer has given authority for the
> pictures.
>
> All text and pictures (even this message) has an inherent copyright that
> resides with it's creator. It does not matter if there is a copyright
> notice or not.
>
> No one may use a copyrighted item (except for specific "fair use" reasons
> that this does not meet) without obtaining permission.
>
> If you are the owner of the copyright, you may have the person remove the
> pictures and possibly pay damages. If you did not mark the images with a
> copyright notice, you may not sue for damages.
>
> The best recourse would be to ask for proper credit to be given or to have
> the pictures removed.
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