Hi All,
I think we have beaten this licensing and trademark thread to death, lets get
back on topic. If you would like to continue this thread please take it off
list or there is a Yahoo group that has been set up to discuss this issue.
Thanks
John Lee
BRHSlist Moderator
"John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> wrote:
Brian
I know someone took exception to my saying copyright
law is very technical, but here we are with a stream
of questions that are in fact very technical. As we
trial lawyers say, "I rest my case"! The correct legal
term for photos taken from puplic property is
"protected". BTW, you found me out, I am, in fact,
"Deep Throat". I wasn't part of CREEP, but know some
creeps and most are IP lawyers working for railroads.
--- Brian Chapman wrote:
> John, hi,
>
> > The BNSF licensing program covers their
> COPYRIGHTED logos. The
> logos can be both trademarked and copyrighted. The
> UP (BNSF and
> others) went to the trouble of copyrighting the
> predecessor logos.
> Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, it is
> established law, the IP of
> predecessor corporations is an asset of the sucessor
> corporation
> unless reserved to another. John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> Attorney at Law <
>
> What are the limitations on copyright, if any? Is
> there a time
> limitation under which a copyright is in effect? If
> so, can copyright
> be renewed? Renewed an unlimited number of times?
> Can copyright be
> granted for items that long ago passed into public
> useage? (Fallen
> flag railroad logos, for example. I have read that
> UP until recently
> had not attempted to copyright these old logos.)
>
> Where is the line on infringement drawn? Is my
> understanding correct:
> Mass Comm Law 101, any photo taken from public
> property is legal (or
> constitutional via SupCt rulings). Can a person
> publish, without
> license, a book of photos about BNSF trains although
> the logo is seen
> throughout the work?
>
> Most interesting, perhaps, are you related to the
> John Mitchell of
> CREEP and Nixon White House Fame. And if so, are you
> Deep Throat?
> (I'm having fun here, I mean no harm.)
>
> Brian Chapman
> Granger Roads
>
>
> ---
>
>
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