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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Sean Locke Photography on May 19, 2014, 17:15

Title: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on May 19, 2014, 17:15
I can't believe that there is any sort of risk here.

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=361002&page=1#post7013312 (http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=361002&page=1#post7013312)

Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Ron on May 19, 2014, 18:02
FIFA is apparently like shark infested water when it comes to copyright.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on May 19, 2014, 18:05
FIFA is apparently like shark infested water when it comes to copyright.

Maybe for their marks, but I have a hard time believing a number and a ball are protectable.  That could be used for anything to do with soccer in 2014.

That's like saying 2014 and a baseball is owned by MLB.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Ron on May 19, 2014, 18:07
Agree, but you never know with FIFA, Blatter and his consorts are corrupt as the night is black. A lot of power at their display.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on May 19, 2014, 19:55
on the mother ship (Getty) a search for world cup nets 588 images. All creative, lots RF, some RM. Does that mean all of those will be deactivated too? Editorial has over 50K images already and the event hasn't happened yet!

I looked because it dawned on me that Getty had some FIFA contract and....

http://www.gettyimages.com/editorial/frontdoor/fifa-world-cup (http://www.gettyimages.com/editorial/frontdoor/fifa-world-cup)
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Beppe Grillo on May 20, 2014, 01:01
So goooood!
Football (soccer) images are my best sellers on Shutterstock.
Now they will become my best sellers more!!!
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: MxR on May 20, 2014, 01:06
This is stupid... Istock respect trademarks... but not contributors
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: disorderly on May 20, 2014, 09:03
This is stupid... Istock respect trademarks... but not contributors

Trademark holders have lawyers.  (In the case of FIFA, I'm betting they have lots of lawyers who are just dying to file lawsuits.)  Contributors don't.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Mantis on May 20, 2014, 11:20
Istock must have gotten nailed hard legally for some loosey goosey trademark, and now piss in their pants at the hint of another one.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on May 20, 2014, 14:32
MichaelJay took the step of using logic and examples to point out that there isn't an issue, if anyone wants to see a better interpretation in that thread.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: KB on May 20, 2014, 16:46
MichaelJay took the step of using logic and examples to point out that there isn't an issue, if anyone wants to see a better interpretation in that thread.
Indeed, that was perfectly clear and logical.

And the mod dismissed it with a "that's the way it is" type of response, and then locked the thread saying the critique forum is not the place for such discussions (he himself being the one who moved the thread to the critique forum in the first place  :o  ::) ).  Brilliant.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: fotoVoyager on May 21, 2014, 12:06
There's clarification of what's possible in this mailshot:

http://links.mkt2173.com/servlet/MailView?ms=NjU2NjAxNwS2&r=MTc4NDI5MzgxNzES1&j=NDQyMTY0NjI1S0&mt=1&rt=0 (http://links.mkt2173.com/servlet/MailView?ms=NjU2NjAxNwS2&r=MTc4NDI5MzgxNzES1&j=NDQyMTY0NjI1S0&mt=1&rt=0)
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Ron on May 21, 2014, 12:51
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This thread has been locked.

Typical
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Mantis on May 21, 2014, 12:55
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This thread has been locked.

Typical

I only post there when I need video advice and jjneff always is the one who answers and we have him here now, so nearly done posting there at all. Unfortunately kelvin has taken on a lot of traits of pieman.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Ron on May 21, 2014, 12:58
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This thread has been locked.

Typical

I only post there when I need video advice and jjneff always is the one who answers and we have him here now, so nearly done posting there at all. Unfortunately kelvin has taken on a lot of traits of pieman.
Pieman as in Lobo? Yeah, I thought that last comment sounded a lot like him. Is Lobo still around?
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: Mantis on May 21, 2014, 13:09
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This thread has been locked.

Typical

I only post there when I need video advice and jjneff always is the one who answers and we have him here now, so nearly done posting there at all. Unfortunately kelvin has taken on a lot of traits of pieman.
Pieman as in Lobo? Yeah, I thought that last comment sounded a lot like him. Is Lobo still around?

Good question. I honestly don't know. Maybe he was given a golden pie and retired.
Title: Re: Overly Paranoid
Post by: ShadySue on May 21, 2014, 16:07
He's still around. He has avoided answering the question as to whether we'll get paid anything under the free month of subs offer and said subs from April will get paid as soon as they can.  ::)