Screen Shot copy-rite?

cornishmad

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Hi Guys,

Quick question, I am thinking of designing a local route for a local charity and I was wondering who would own the screen shots of the route? For instance could I take screen shots of the route and use them to make post cards, mugs, posters etc or would the in-game image be copyrite to Trainz?


Any one know or is this a major mind field?

Thanks Ryan
 
I can not imagine any creator, nor N3V, being successful in even filing, much less winning a lawsuit, if you sold your own screenshots, as works of art ... local/state/federal income tax might have to be paid from the money you make ... There is always the chance that Union Pacific lawyers might jump on a aeroplane, and come over from across the "Great Pond", banging down your door, demanding that you cease and desist, but I think those odds are extremely slim :hehe: You might not be able to use the Auran/N3V/T:ANE logo
 
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If its your own screenshots your using, then there should be no problem using them for that purpose. Although you do need to mention that all copyright belongs to their respective owners if your making postcards. It shouldn't be too much of a problem.
 
Hi Ryan - The copyright belongs to you if you created the pictures / screenshots. A copy of someone else's work would require permission from the creator. Under UK guidelines then you should not have to pay tax on profits you make for/from your charity BUT your items would have to set out in terms whereby you "gifted" your items to the charity.

See here for more info......

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charities-and-trading

Hope that helps
Doug
 
I really do not think that you need permission to make your own screenshots, and sell them as artwork, even if it is Cloaked Ghost payware, or JR freeware assets, in your screenshot ... I do not think that they have copyrite/control/ownership over images that you make yourself, using their assets ... However if you photoshop a Thomas and Friends face on K&L Trainz locos, or reskining the Flying Scottsman in PRR colors ... That would be defaming their asset, but I think that nobody would be able to sue you over a trivial screenshot, as it would cost them $1000 in legal fees, to get a $1 back in restitution.

An "un-bared, amateur, self proclaimed, lawyer" might believe that they have copyrite/control/ownership over your own artwork images ... when in fact they might not !
 
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Thanks Guys, I under stand fully now. Hopefully I can catch some amazing screen shots :)

Screen shots either fall in this category
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work
or are an original work in their own right, depending on how much copyrighted material is in the shot and how much original work has been added in setting up and capturing the scene. In either case it is copyrightable and does not infringe any other copyrights.
 
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