Ah yes, the wonderous world of legal copyrights and such... STUFF IT!!
Let Nissan deal with this issue! And if they consider suing someone for
making a fast buck on a 30 year old ad, why don't they then consider
BUILDING ANOTHER COOL ROADSTER!!!!!!
Eric
Marc Sayer wrote:
>
> griffincom wrote:
> >
> > I think this list is getting out of control. I am the person that
> > produced the evil mouse pads. I also have used old Nissan images to
> > make up some T-shirts, I even used a Nissan image to produce a
> > personal card to hand out at get together and events. Did I print up
> > mouse pads and T-shirts to make money? I liked the images and wanted
> > to make some up for myself and some friends. I made up the minimum
> > quantity and sold some but gave away most. Regardless of ones motive
> > if someone wants to make accusations about the legality of using a 30+
> > year old image they should
> >
> > a) Confirm whether the image in question is still protected by
> > copyright
> > b) If copyright is still in effect whether there is permission to use
> > the image
> >
> > From a moral standpoint I suggest that Mr. Sayer take a closer look at
> > his own publications which have current Nissan copyright images
> > splashed all over the pages including images of Mr. K. I can also
> > think of at least three full-time vendors that use or have used old
> > Nissan images to promote their business. Do Mr. Sayer and others have
> > permission to use such images? Perhaps, but I don't have the time or
> > desire to play policeman and neither should Mr. Sayer. I suggest he
> > focus his attention on getting his magazine out on time.
>
> Yes I do. And yes so do my advertisers. Copyrights do not expire and
> therefore yes Nissan does still have the copyright to that image. And I
> apologized in my very first post if I was wrong about your not having
> permission.
>
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> Marc Sayer
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