The "natural right" to own property is one of the acid tests of whether a society is a free market democracy or not.
Simply from the grammatical perspective, one might call an acid test a "hallmark", or a "typical characteristic", and some would mistakenly call it an "earmark". An earmark is not a synonym for a hallmark... but it may become one, as is so often the case when a term is misused repeatedly and authoritatively.
My theme for today's copyright-related article is "Ownership".
First of all, a warning from WIRED for those who own a car with a keyless fob, especially a BMW, a Lexus, or a Toyota. For those who like factoids, Lexus is a luxury division of Toyota.
https://www.wired.com/story/car-hacker-theft-can-security-roundup/
Next up, legal blogger William J. Hurles for the large, general practice business law firm Dickinson Wright PLLC explains how a basic understanding of Intellectual Property law is essential to managing an Amazon store, and he explains what you need to know to "own it" on Amazon as he covers Amazon's baffling (my adjective) IP enforcement tools, Patents, Trademarks (and the mistakes sellers make by infringing other peoples trademarks), Copyrights, and more.
A Seller's Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=672955c5-54d0-41b4-be11-64c76d771aaa
Do you own that lovely photograph of yourself? Maybe you don't.
In an article partly titled, "Next Time, Take a Selfie..." legal blog editor Margaret A. Esquenet for global IP law firm Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and Dunner LLP and law clerk Maxime Jarquin discuss the copyright problems that arise when an aspirant to fame and fortune asks a bystander at a glitzy event to take a photograph of himself or herself or themself posing with a celebrity. There is more to the story, but it is interesting and worth reading.
The bottom line (for me) is that the person who takes the photograph, even at the direction of another and using the equipment of another, is the person who owns the copyright unless there is a contract or a waiver.
Some people might just want to keep a photo of themselves with royalty or a movie star in a prominent place in their own home, but nowadays, they might want to post that picture on a social media site. Then, what one puts up on one social media site can be scraped by person-finding type businesses, and the photo may be considered fair game by the news media in perpetuity.
What, though --and that is not the case in this story-- the one-time celebrity turns out to be a pariah, and any association with that person is the kiss of death to social climbing aspirations? If one does not own the copyright to the now-unfortunate photograph, one cannot have it taken down.
https://www.troutman.com/insights/more-privacy-please-april-2023.html
All the best,
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