Ford claims ownership of personal auto pics
The question I have is that if you are photographing cars (Mustangs, let's say), you are likely going to have a Ford oval or running horse emblem in the shot. If you are allowed to include pictures of the car, then you must be allowed to show the badges that are attached to said car. What if you include a close-up picture of the grill, in which the chrome running horse emblem is the major feature of the picture? Does that now violate their rules? And if that does, then what about a picture from the same angle but taken farther away from the car? Now the whole car is visible (front view), and the horse is still visible, but it's not the main focal point of the shot.
In the 2008 NAM calender, one of the pictures is a close-up of the MINI wings badge. Would MINIUSA throw a fit over that one?
In the 2008 NAM calender, one of the pictures is a close-up of the MINI wings badge. Would MINIUSA throw a fit over that one?
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i didnt read threw all of this, so i hope it hasnt been said, but the worst case i of this i have ever seem is McDonalds suing some guy in scotland who had McDonalds Castle. It doesnt matter that his name as McDonald. Or that the Castle has had that name for at least 300 years. Guess who won that one? Yup, he had to change the name of the castle. This was probably 10 years ago by now, but i still remember it hapening, just fuzzy on all the details.
And having owned numerous new fords, they probably just dont want people to find out how crappy their products are by looking on the interenet. They dont want to loose more than the $1500 they already do on every car they sell...
And having owned numerous new fords, they probably just dont want people to find out how crappy their products are by looking on the interenet. They dont want to loose more than the $1500 they already do on every car they sell...
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If I've paid for the car and I've taken the picture Ford would have to kiss my rear for sure.
In fact, as we speak the Hubby has his 2007 GT500 in some questionable situations. 
Ford has left us alone thus far, and it better stay that way. 
In fact, as we speak the Hubby has his 2007 GT500 in some questionable situations. Ford has left us alone thus far, and it better stay that way.
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