Hi All
I will try to explain this as best I can, I should point out that I have spoken to the Governments IPO office (Intellectual Property) they could not answer it, also the Copyright Law Society, they could not answer it & when you speak to a solicitor who supposedley specializes in Copyright law all you get then is "It's a grey area!"
So here is the problem, a mate has taken some really good photos of airliners landing & taking off at Heathrow & we think they will look great on Jigsaws.
Now the images in the photos clearly show airliners displaying their liveries, which are of course TM, but they're my mates photos taken on his camera & on council land & he gives me his permission to use them.
Depending upon who you speak to some will say if it was a picture showing several airlines then it is not deemed as associating itself to one particular airline, but a photo showing one aircraft might suggest that the airline is in some way condoning it's use.
Does anyone have a clear definative answer for this dilema?
TIA
Ed