Hello,
A friend asked me to take pictures of touristic attractions in New York. He said that the use will be both editorial and commercial.
I understand that several NYC buildings/attractions are protected by intellectual property (http://www.shutterstock.com/blog/contributor-resources/legal/stock-photo-restrictions/).
Since, in the contract proposed by my friend, the photographer is the only responsible for the content of the images, should I protect myself by:
1. Remove all images which have a building protected by intellectual property as the main subject? (I believe that cityscapes are ok), or:
2. Ask for permission to each building?
I did some research but could not find a definitive answer. It seems that things are a bit fuzzy and I just want to avoid ending up in court...
Thanks!
A friend asked me to take pictures of touristic attractions in New York. He said that the use will be both editorial and commercial.
I understand that several NYC buildings/attractions are protected by intellectual property (http://www.shutterstock.com/blog/contributor-resources/legal/stock-photo-restrictions/).
Since, in the contract proposed by my friend, the photographer is the only responsible for the content of the images, should I protect myself by:
1. Remove all images which have a building protected by intellectual property as the main subject? (I believe that cityscapes are ok), or:
2. Ask for permission to each building?
I did some research but could not find a definitive answer. It seems that things are a bit fuzzy and I just want to avoid ending up in court...
Thanks!