Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Under UK law now you can't distribute photos of the logo in any way. However, they have said no action will be taken for non-commercial personal use because they realise that there is no way they can enforce it on places like Facebook etc. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 29 Jul 2012, at 09:29, W. R. Smith wrote: > Pretty soon you won't be able to photograph the logo anymore. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos > > I think they'll snap out of it. After perhaps a couple of diplomatic > incidents. Like when they try to enforce that baloney on people from other > countries who are not used to it and they have to call the US or whatever > embassy to get out of jail for photographing a logo. A couple of those and > they'll snap out of it. I'm pro Brit. And I had fish and chips for dinner > tonight. And I watched a BBC comedy on Hulu tonight. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:27:19 +0100 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos >> >> This Olympic committee and the British government have gone power mad. >> The ban >> on the use of words and images relating in any way to the Olympics is now >> written in to UK legislation which means it is now a criminal offence not >> a >> civil one. It is no longer enforcement of copyright but a mater of >> breaking >> criminal law enforceable with heavy fines and even prison sentences. >> There is >> a force of 240 law enforcement officers plus the police executing entry >> warrants etc. enforcing this law. Here in the UK we have strong links with >> Greece (after all the Queen is married to a member of the Greek royal >> family!) >> so there is a large (ish) Greek population who have been here many, many >> years >> and yet long standing "Olympic Restaurants', 'Olympic Breakfasts' etc. >> have >> had to change their names. >> >> In the words of one quote "The absurd has become the normal" - I am so >> pleased >> I ilve in a 'free' society (sic)! >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> On 28 Jul 2012, at 23:52, Tina Manley wrote: >> >>> PESO: >>> >>> Quite a controversy going on over rights to Olympic photos. I'm >>> surprised >>> at Alamy CEO James West's strong stand on this: >>> >>> http://www.alamy.com/pressrelease/releases/archive/2012/04/30/152.aspx >>> >>> It's good to see somebody standing up for reason! >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information