Photography basics?

Question

how come on tv when a shirt or item has a brand name on it they blur it out so it's unreadable. yet i find amateur and pro photographers show brand names/labels without the blur. so as an amateur photographer how can i go about takes brand names with a model without the risk of getting lawsuit for showing a label? i know for a fact most of these people don't call up and ask to use a company logo or name in a photo for their website.

Answer 1

http://www.photosecrets.com/links.law.ht...  That is a link to other links about photography laws.  It makes some interesting reading and it never hurts to be well informed.

Answer 2

a picture taken in public domain. i.e the street, isnt subject to the same laws as a video production produced in a private studio. There are no laws regarding what a private individual may shoot if he/she is in public. There are tons of laws regarding what a tv/movie production may DISPLAY, not what they can shoot. Major corporations would be overwhelmed with legal fees if they tried to "sue" individuals who took and displayed a shot of their copyrighted materials. Besides it wouldnt pay off. Individuals dont have money to justify a law suit. Production companies do though.

Answer 3

There is no problem with logos or trade names in your photo, as long as you are not selling them, or in some cases entering them for competition.