Photographers face copyright threat after shock ruling

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:00 PM

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Zatoichi

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:04 PM

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The world has gone mad.

gerrybeauchamp

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:10 PM

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Gosh!! Every time I take a passport photo I'm risking prosecution.

Jestertheclown (e2 Member)

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:29 PM

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Both of those images look just like thousands of tourist snaps have done before them and apart from the fact that they both contain Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and a bus, I can't see the likeness.
Neither, to some extent, according to the article, could the judge.
Is it really copyright infringement? Or a business flexing its money?

Chris_L

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:33 PM

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Quote: Gosh!! Every time I take a passport photo I'm risking prosecution.

You're totally overreacting. Nobody was prosecuted, the case was heard at County Court.

It has much more to do with the use of the photograph on the packaging which would cause the two products to look very similar, a case of 'passing off'.

This won't stop the upcoming ePz overreaction and hand wringing

Sainsburys changed their Classic Cola because it looked too similar to Coke, I think ASDA changed the packaging a little bit for their Penguin biscuit copies Puffins.

looloobey (e2 Member)

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:35 PM

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Quote: Both of those images look just like thousands of tourist snaps have done before them and apart from the fact that they both contain Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and a bus, I can't see the likeness.
Neither, to some extent, according to the article, could the judge.
Is it really copyright infringement? Or a business flexing its money?

Agree totally with this! It looks like bureaucracy gone absolutely gaga - does that mean every BOAS image is infringement, every sunset taken from roughly the same place etc is???????

Last one out turn the lights off I think!!

peterjones

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:38 PM

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A storm in a teacup that undoubtedly will unnecessarily antagonise photographers; I would be extremely surprised if an appeal doesn't overturn the verdict; it should keep forums buzzing for ages.

answersonapostcard (Site Moderator)

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25 Jan 2012 - 2:43 PM

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Quote: It has much more to do with the use of the photograph on the packaging which would cause the two products to look very similar, a case of 'passing off'.


Thats how I understood it, but journalistic spin can give an all too different suggestion.