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Trying to locate a copyright infringement case
"Mark Thomas" wrote in message
... Mark Thomas wrote: JC Dill wrote: A few years ago I read about a copyright infringement case but I lost the details and now I can't find a cite to this case. The details: A photographer had a stock photo of a woman on the beach at sunset, with the sun peeking thru between her legs, forming a "starburst. A band wanted to use this photo on their album cover, and entered into negotiations with the photographer. The band felt the photographer wanted too much money, and stopped negotiating. They then hired another photographer to go out and shoot a substantially similar shot for their album cover. The first photographer sued, claiming that the second photographer "copied" his photo and violated his copyright. He won the case and was awarded a fairly hefty amount ($100k or so) for the copyright violation. This was in the 1970s or 1980s. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Thanks! jc Yup, I watched that case with some interest, as I had just bought the album.. It was Fatboy Slim's "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars", and the original shot was allegedly taken by Ernst Haas ('Sunset Silhouette') - but I've never seen that image... http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-tr...4450502-1.html PS - That album contains the decidedly weird "Weapon of Choice" track, which was the one with the even weirder, remarkable dancing from Christopher Walken. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZLidy7pIQ8 So uncool, it is COOOOL! ahh yes, but you have to remember that Christopher Walken was a hoofer before he was an actor. apparently he did a few Broadway shows in the chorus line as a dancer before he made his way to the silver screen. -- [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International] "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Gandhi |
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Trying to locate a copyright infringement case
"Mark Thomas" wrote in message
... Atheist Chaplain wrote: "Mark Thomas" wrote in message ... Mark Thomas wrote: JC Dill wrote: A few years ago I read about a copyright infringement case but I lost the details and now I can't find a cite to this case. The details: A photographer had a stock photo of a woman on the beach at sunset, with the sun peeking thru between her legs, forming a "starburst. A band wanted to use this photo on their album cover, and entered into negotiations with the photographer. The band felt the photographer wanted too much money, and stopped negotiating. They then hired another photographer to go out and shoot a substantially similar shot for their album cover. The first photographer sued, claiming that the second photographer "copied" his photo and violated his copyright. He won the case and was awarded a fairly hefty amount ($100k or so) for the copyright violation. This was in the 1970s or 1980s. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Thanks! jc Yup, I watched that case with some interest, as I had just bought the album.. It was Fatboy Slim's "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars", and the original shot was allegedly taken by Ernst Haas ('Sunset Silhouette') - but I've never seen that image... http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-tr...4450502-1.html PS - That album contains the decidedly weird "Weapon of Choice" track, which was the one with the even weirder, remarkable dancing from Christopher Walken. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZLidy7pIQ8 So uncool, it is COOOOL! ahh yes, but you have to remember that Christopher Walken was a hoofer before he was an actor. apparently he did a few Broadway shows in the chorus line as a dancer before he made his way to the silver screen. Didn't know that, but yes, you can see there's a bit of experience there.. What I want to know is this. How, in the name of Chosen Deity, could someone possibly visualise that video in advance???? Can you imagine the pitch meeting: "Now here's my idea for the Weapon of Choice graphics.. We get Chris Walken to dance around and even fly, in a sort of.. well, hotel environment!! Isn't it obvious?!" "Umm, yeah, that was just what we wuz thinkin..." :-) I never thought of that, oh to be a fly on the wall at that meeting, I'm sure something other than mother natures pure air was being inhaled that night. -- [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International] "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Gandhi |
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