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7/20/2000; 3:28 PM by Greg PierceLast Modified
7/20/2000; 3:28 PM by Greg PierceIn Response To
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on 7/20/00 3:17 PM, Jim Roepcke at jim@roepcke.com wrote:
>> .... Probably could be considered fair use, but
>> I'm not even sure design elements can be copyrighted.
>
[snip]
>
> It is an interesting point though. One could argue that it's not like
> I'm putting up a copy of Mac OS X DP4 on my website for everyone to
> download.
It's pretty different...also because you're not specifically usurping
individual property rights, just corporate image -- graphic design is done
as a work-for-hire, there's no royalties/residual payments involved.
I think to revoke your rights, Apple would have to prove you in some way
either where damaging them through the use of the image ( ie, using them in
a anti-Mac context ) or were profiting unfairly from their investment in the
trade imagery ( ie, the iMac ripoff suits )
They can't trademark gel-buttons, like they can a logo.
greg pierce
greg@turtleprod.com - http://www.turtleprod.com/greg/
---Slow and Steady Wins the Race---
>> .... Probably could be considered fair use, but
>> I'm not even sure design elements can be copyrighted.
>
[snip]
>
> It is an interesting point though. One could argue that it's not like
> I'm putting up a copy of Mac OS X DP4 on my website for everyone to
> download.
It's pretty different...also because you're not specifically usurping
individual property rights, just corporate image -- graphic design is done
as a work-for-hire, there's no royalties/residual payments involved.
I think to revoke your rights, Apple would have to prove you in some way
either where damaging them through the use of the image ( ie, using them in
a anti-Mac context ) or were profiting unfairly from their investment in the
trade imagery ( ie, the iMac ripoff suits )
They can't trademark gel-buttons, like they can a logo.
greg pierce
greg@turtleprod.com - http://www.turtleprod.com/greg/
---Slow and Steady Wins the Race---
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