The copyright is retained by the taker of the image, not the owner of
the car! In Chris' case it seems they are the one and the same.
The commercial site is in breach of copyright if they have used an image
without permission of the copyright owner.
You should *insist* that they remove the image or pay you a small royalty.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Nevard, Chris <Chris.Nevard@BSKYB.COM>
To: mg mailing list <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 8:16 PM
Subject: OFF TOPIC - Photographic Copyright on the WWW
>This will hopefuly be of interest to a fewt of us seeing so many here have
a
>website..................
>
>Have any of our legal eagles had any thoughts on this one?
>
>Earlier on this evening I spotted one of my MG car images on what appears
to
>be commercial site, they have used the image as their picture . Permission
>has not been obtained from me for the use of the image. The image
originally
>was (and still is) on a site which had my permission to use it complete
with
>my email address below it so somebody wishing to use the image could
contact
>me easily.
>
>What are copyright restrictions on the WWW bearing in mind the Net is
>worldwide?
>
>I have emailed the webmaster explaining breach of copyright, now hoping for
>a response...........
>
>Cheers & thanks
>
>Chris Nevard
>http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub
>
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