Court Rules on "Fair Use"-Derivative Works-and other legal rights

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Scholarly Communications @ Duke Fair use and the law of trespass
Copyright Law Blog: Exclusive Rights Download the 35 court rulling (link in first article) and read- will raise a lot of questions.

Though this is the 11th Circuit I bet the other courts will fall right in behind them soon.

This comes down to having every I dotted and T crossed when dealing with a large corporation for a shoot and then every tom dick and harry involved with the shoot including the guy who sweeps the floor!

Case started in 2008
Photo Attorney: March 2008

FOLKS THIS IS THE LATEST!
Todd Latimer who is the photographer in question
Todd Latimer - Portfolio | NAPP Portfolio

[PeteQ]

I remember reading this case, what a mess...

Good contracts and good copyright registering procedures will help but it is going to be a rough playground...

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Well the posts above are the final ruling that just came out from the 11th Circuit Court.
I've skimmed over the 35 page court ruling (link in first article)and it is worth reading if you do any commercial work of any type, will be reading thoroughly later.

[JohnT]

As my grandpa used to say... "There was a day when a man's word and a handshake were good enough." Things just get more and more complicated as time goes by.