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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: corepics on September 14, 2010, 04:25
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It seems we're free to shoot lego bricks without having to be afraid of copyright infringement.
The European Court rejected the copyright claim by Lego:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7726700.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7726700.stm)
Would be interesting to see whether the agents adapt their policy in regard to lego bricks...
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you still can't shoot lego without removing the "lego" logo from each individual nob :)
You could shoot similar blocks without the lego brand name though
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older lego bricks don't have the trademark on it, I still have mine from my childhood ;-)
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My generic lego blocks pictures were all rejected last month. Don't bother shooting them till they let us know it is allowed.
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and you can't put "lego" word in keywords, title or description.
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and you can't put "lego" word in keywords, title or description.
at this right moment we could.. I guess on the highest court the trademark can be approved but until then there is a gap I guess..
this new is more accurate and from this month (days ago)
http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a166982.html (http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a166982.html)
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It seems we're free to shoot lego bricks without having to be afraid of copyright infringement.
We always could, copyright and trademark are two different things. A lot of people (agencies included) don't understand what a trademark is.