I've a legal question...

[RedShoe]

When is something considered public domain? For example. The Hollywood sign here in CA costs $25K if you use it in a movie, but I've driven up that hill and taken many.. many pics (mostly of family and friends when they visit) and have them up at family websites, but haven't paid the licensing for that sign to be in our pics.

Even in animation (my wife works in childrens animation) and it can cost $10K for an ANIMATION of that sign in a cartoon.

But what about knowledge? For example... (totally a hypothetical) what about recipes?

What if I have a recipe that was handed to me from my mom and I post it online at a recipe trading site with the intent of selling ad space? And what if it turns out that it came from a cookbook. Is there proof that the author of that cookbook is the inventor of that exact combination of ingredients? Certainly there are 100's of ways to prepare Chicken L'orange.

I started thinking about this because of stileproject, or CJ, those people don't have the right to add their watermarks on the vides do they? If so is it ok for me to do the same?

[Micah - Drizunk]

Originally posted by RedShoe
When is something considered public domain? For example. The Hollywood sign here in CA costs $25K if you use it in a movie, but I've driven up that hill and taken many.. many pics (mostly of family and friends when they visit) and have them up at family websites, but haven't paid the licensing for that sign to be in our pics.

Even in animation (my wife works in childrens animation) and it can cost $10K for an ANIMATION of that sign in a cartoon.

But what about knowledge? For example... (totally a hypothetical) what about recipes?

What if I have a recipe that was handed to me from my mom and I post it online at a recipe trading site with the intent of selling ad space? And what if it turns out that it came from a cookbook. Is there proof that the author of that cookbook is the inventor of that exact combination of ingredients? Certainly there are 100's of ways to prepare Chicken L'orange.

I started thinking about this because of stileproject, or CJ, those people don't have the right to add their watermarks on the vides do they? If so is it ok for me to do the same?

basically, its legal till you get caught, if the content isnt your own, its not your own...

[B O B]

RedShoe,
i would have to say Micah's answer is a bit, umm, not correct...

I would like to give you the correct legal jargon for it, but im no lawyer...you can ask one of our lawyers on our legal board if you like...

would hate to see a pimpboard girl get busted!

[RedShoe]

Ynot, you've always been good to me thanks.

Micah... again, take NO OFFENSE about what gets said at other places. You know what I mean.

[erraticimpact]

Originally posted by RedShoe
When is something considered public domain? For example. The Hollywood sign here in CA costs $25K if you use it in a movie, but I've driven up that hill and taken many.. many pics (mostly of family and friends when they visit) and have them up at family websites, but haven't paid the licensing for that sign to be in our pics.

Even in animation (my wife works in childrens animation) and it can cost $10K for an ANIMATION of that sign in a cartoon.

But what about knowledge? For example... (totally a hypothetical) what about recipes?

What if I have a recipe that was handed to me from my mom and I post it online at a recipe trading site with the intent of selling ad space? And what if it turns out that it came from a cookbook. Is there proof that the author of that cookbook is the inventor of that exact combination of ingredients? Certainly there are 100's of ways to prepare Chicken L'orange.

I started thinking about this because of stileproject, or CJ, those people don't have the right to add their watermarks on the vides do they? If so is it ok for me to do the same?


As far as your photos of the hollywood sign or anything else... I've always been under the impression that as long as you aren't bringing in revenue from it it's potentially OK. Potentially being that you won't be using it for libel or slander.. etc..