[Corbinq27]

When watching the Royale, the actor who plays the bellboy has The Bellboy card as his picture.

[nobthehobbit]

And not just any STCCG card, a CC-made one at that.

The CC might be completely uninvolved in the matter but it does make me wonder if there might not be some wisdom in asking Amazon Video to change it to avoid even potential legal issues with CBS/Paramount.

[AllenGould]

And not just any STCCG card, a CC-made one at that.

The CC might be completely uninvolved in the matter but it does make me wonder if there might not be some wisdom in asking Amazon Video to change it to avoid even potential legal issues with CBS/Paramount.

Did a bit of sniffing, and that's the image on Leo's IMDB page. So I bet that's where Amazon is scraping it from, and where it'd need to be changed.

[edgeofhearing]

I mean, no one's making money off it, I say we should be happy that he liked it enough to make it his imdb image.

[AllenGould]

I mean, no one's making money off it, I say we should be happy that he liked it enough to make it his imdb image.

Do the actors pick their images, or is it a crowd-source thing? (I know nuttin' about how IMDB works on the back end.)

[SudenKapala]

Through the many years I used IMDB, I got the educated-but-uncorroborated impression that actors can set, or at least change, their own images.
(However, I stopped using IMDB for most intents and purposes when it turned out that Wikipedia helps me much further 99% of the time.)
Funny story! Good catch!

And -- don't we have a contact at CBS, whom we can ask something like this? Instead of guessing whether they would disapprove or not?

[nobthehobbit]

And -- don't we have a contact at CBS, whom we can ask something like this? Instead of guessing whether they would disapprove or not?

Because of how US copyright law works, as I understand it, CBS can't officially acknowledge the existence of the CC. If they did, they'd have to send the CC a C&D or lose the rights to Trek.

[AllenGould]

And -- don't we have a contact at CBS, whom we can ask something like this? Instead of guessing whether they would disapprove or not?

Because of how US copyright law works, as I understand it, CBS can't officially acknowledge the existence of the CC. If they did, they'd have to send the CC a C&D or lose the rights to Trek.

And, it's kind of a "not our business". I'd assume the actor (or their agent) will get it changed when they notice it.

[SudenKapala]

And -- don't we have a contact at CBS, whom we can ask something like this? Instead of guessing whether they would disapprove or not?

Because of how US copyright law works, as I understand it, CBS can't officially acknowledge the existence of the CC. If they did, they'd have to send the CC a C&D or lose the rights to Trek.

Huh -- interesting! But, lose the rights to whom? Is there any party who holds more senior rights than CBS?

[JeBuS]

And -- don't we have a contact at CBS, whom we can ask something like this? Instead of guessing whether they would disapprove or not?

Because of how US copyright law works, as I understand it, CBS can't officially acknowledge the existence of the CC. If they did, they'd have to send the CC a C&D or lose the rights to Trek.

Huh -- interesting! But, lose the rights to whom? Is there any party who holds more senior rights than CBS?

In US law, if a party doesn't actively enforce their IP, they can lose it to a different party who is using it. Sort of a "squatter's rights" type thing.

[SudenKapala]

I've heard about "squatters' rights". Totally dumb. At least, I cannot fathom any positive use for that.

[jadziadax8]

I've heard about "squatters' rights". Totally dumb. At least, I cannot fathom any positive use for that.

It would mean Axanar could finally be released...

[AllenGould]

What'll be extra fun is when the copyrights start expiring, and we get into the weird Wizard of Oz grey area. (For the non-nerds: the *book* Wizard of Oz is in the public domain, but the *film* isn't. So while you can technically make a new Oz movie, if what you do looks like the movie you can still get sued. It's weird.)

[SudenKapala]

RECTIFICATION;

I've heard about "squatters' rights". Totally dumb. At least, I cannot fathom any positive use for that.

(Somebody was so kind as to point out the background of your 'squatters rights'. It differs substantially from our version here; seems to be a good thing over the pond, while having some bad aspects here. Luckily, most laws work out better.
But in spirit, I can get behind the concept.)

Thanks for explaining the other stuff. But... too complicated, and having to many repercussions, for me to be able to form a satisfying opinion on.