Hi everyone, this is my first post.
I'm having some trouble getting a straight, or at least somewhat definitive answer to some possible future legal issues (I've contacted 4 different copyright and trademark lawyers to no avail!).
It involves the use of automotive images. Now let me say first off that I obviously realize I cant go around directly using say the Mercedes logo (the spade), or the Porsche 911 font and name. But where is the line drawn with rendered or created from scratch designs?
e.g. Say someone draws an obvious Porsche 911, but it bears no real direct emblem (maybe the outline, very, very small if even noticeable) and no direct naming, is this legal?
I've seen some threads that say this is considered artwork and is okay. Some that have said photographing a car yourself then modifying it is okay. But what about artistically rendering or the likeness of?
I'm having some trouble getting a straight, or at least somewhat definitive answer to some possible future legal issues (I've contacted 4 different copyright and trademark lawyers to no avail!).
It involves the use of automotive images. Now let me say first off that I obviously realize I cant go around directly using say the Mercedes logo (the spade), or the Porsche 911 font and name. But where is the line drawn with rendered or created from scratch designs?
e.g. Say someone draws an obvious Porsche 911, but it bears no real direct emblem (maybe the outline, very, very small if even noticeable) and no direct naming, is this legal?
I've seen some threads that say this is considered artwork and is okay. Some that have said photographing a car yourself then modifying it is okay. But what about artistically rendering or the likeness of?