Well, Charles has his own coin now. I doubt his new status impresses many people or gets them to change their mind about how he treated Diana. There’s a reason the Queen didn’t let him rule. I’d laugh, too, but I find him more pathetic than anything else.
The writer is Mary Minow and the date was December, 22, 2014
How much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement? Hint: Cheshire Cat
By Mary Minow
How much of a photo do you need…
Bloggers and artists often ask, “how much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement?” Five changes? Fifteen? The Seventh Circuit addressed the issue in the Kienitz v Sconnie Nation case recently. According to the court, Sconnie Nation made t-shirts displaying an image of Madison Wisconsin mayor Paul Soglin, using a photo posted on the City’s website that was authored by photographer Michael Kienitz.
The court looked to the Cariou v Prince decision, but complained that its approach to appropriation art looked only at whether a work is “transformative” and doesn’t fully address a copyright owner’s derivative rights under 17 U.S.C. Sect. 106(2). This court analyzes the market effect, looking to see if the contested use is a complement to the protected work (allowed) rather than a substitute for it (prohibited).
The photographer in this case did not claim that the t-shirt was a disruption to his own plans to license the photo for t-shirts or tank tops. He did not argue that demand for the original work was reduced.
And as for Fair Use factor three, the amount and substantiality of the portion used … the court wrote “Defendants removed so much of the original that, as with the Cheshire Cat, only the smile remains.” The original background is gone, its colors and shading are gone, the expression in the eyes can no longer be read, and the effect of the lighting is “almost extinguished.” “What is left, besides a hint of Soglin’s smile, is the outline of his face, which can’t be copyrighted.”
Etsy now allows a seller to post a video of up to 15 seconds long to promote any product being sold. Unfortunately, no sound. I think I will harness the power of cheesy stock video that I am already paying for at Vimeo to do this. It’s all about video editing.
Here’s on of my products at my store. This looks almost too professional but I have changed the text around to better reflect my sparkling personality. It’s a little fuzzy here but that is from WP compressing the video. Looks great in normal 1080 p.
If you need a video done for an item you are selling, send me a message and I am sure I can help. you.
Going all Brady Bunch intro on this one. A parody would be fun but it seems they are already making fun of themselves. Although people rarely use this word, since the experience is often so felt alone, I will use that word. This is joyous.
Take a Chance on Me
If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go
When you’re feeling down
If you’re all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
And it ain’t no lie
If you put me to the test
If you let me try
Take a chance on me
That’s all I ask of you, honey
Take a chance on me
We can go dancing (oh)
We can go walking (yeah)
As long as we’re together (long as we’re together)
Listen to some music (oh)
Maybe just talking (yeah)
Get to know you better (get to know you better)
‘Cause you know I’ve got
So much that I wanna do
When I dream I’m alone with you, it’s magic
You want me to leave it there
Afraid of a love affair, but I think you know
That I can’t let go
If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go
When you’re feeling down
If you’re all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
And it ain’t no lie
If you put me to the test
If you let me try
Take a chance on me
Come on, give me a break, will you?
Take a chance on me
Oh, you can take your time, baby (oh)
I’m in no hurry (yeah)
Know I’m gonna get you (know I’m gonna get you)
You don’t wanna hurt me (oh)
Baby, don’t worry (yeah)
I ain’t gonna let you (I ain’t gonna let you)
Let me tell you now
My love is strong enough
To last when things are rough, it’s magic
You say that I waste my time
But I can’t get you off my mind, no, I can’t let go
‘Cause I love you so
If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go
If you’re feeling down
If you’re all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby, can’t you see?
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me
Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby, can’t you see
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me
Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby, can’t you see
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
When the wind blows and the rain feels cold
With a head full of snow
With a head full of snow
In the window there’s a face you know
Don’t the nights pass slow
Don’t the nights pass slow
The sound of strangers sending nothing to my mind
Just another mad, mad day on the road
I am just living to be lying by your side
But I’m just about a moonlight mile on down the road
Made a rag pile of my shiny clothes
Gonna warm my bones
Gonna warm my bones
I got silence on my radio
Let the air waves flow
Let the air waves flow
Oh, I’m sleeping under strange, strange skies
Just another mad, mad day on the road
My dreams is fading down the railway line
I’m just about a moonlight mile down the road, yeah, yeah
I’m hiding, sister and I’m dreaming
I’m riding down your moonlight mile
I’m hiding, baby and I’m dreaming
I’m riding down your moonlight mile
I’m riding down your moonlight mile
Let it go now, come on up, babe
Yeah, let it go now
Yeah, flow now baby
Yeah, move on now, yeah
Yeah, I’m coming home
‘Cause I’m just about a moonlight mile on down the road
Down the road, down the road, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
