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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 2289436, member: 4920&quot;]Oh, I think I get where you&#039;re confused. No, he doesn&#039;t own the Mona Lisa, he owns the copyright in his photograph of the Mona Lisa, however accurate or not a depiction of the Mona Lisa that photograph is. It&#039;s his original work of authorship that counts. In how many ways can one set a camera to shoot a photograph? From how many angles can one shoot a photograph? It&#039;s that originality, that creativity, that authorship, that copyright protects. You shoot the McDonald&#039;s Golden Arches, the trade symbol of the McDonald&#039;s Corporation, and they use that photograph in their advertising, you&#039;re all over them on copyright infringement. The only way they can use said photograph is on a written waiver or assignment of copyright from you. Of course, who the hell cares, but that&#039;s a different matter. Legally, you&#039;re the copyright owner, even when it&#039;s a photograph of a trade symbol. Now, you use that photograph? Ah, you&#039;d better watch it, as you&#039;re nearing trademark infringement. Forget that. Put it in your scrapbook to show your friends what a great photographer you are. But, there are ways one can use trademarks, too, and not be infringing. But, we shan&#039;t go there, as this is off the track enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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