I have 1000’s of old vhs’ i want to sell online. Is it legal to takea picture of them and upload to webapp?
Question by pandable: I have 1000’s of old vhs’ i want to sell online. Is it legal to takea picture of them and upload to webapp?
I have 1000’s of old vhs’ i want to sell online. Is it legal to take pictures of them and upload to webapp?
I have 1000’s of my old vhs’ videos that i want to sell online. Is it legal to take a picture of each of them and upload to webapp instead of just listing the name of each? How does sites like ebay handle the copyright issues? e.g. they let users post pictures of vhs’s and no user gets permission of the vhs maker before selling it on ebay. I also notice a lot of mass-websites display cd cover thumbnail of cd’s “coming soon” where they are still negotiating the rights to the music w/ the music label. Is there some resolution or common sense laws protecting companies right to have thumbnail pictures of products they sell or plan to sell even if its used and they have no agreement w/ the individual labels owning each old used product?
What about if I want to have a lowrez thumbnail of a dvd box cover on my home page that links to other websites of fans and blogs who talk about that show? I was thinking it would be fun to do a review site of my favorite movies but wasnt sure if its legal to have a thumbnail picture of the movie box.
looks like thumbnails are not only ok but a right according to fair use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_v._Arriba_Soft_Corporation
Best answer:
Answer by misstiaemail
Are these videos you recorded from TV? if so, then that’s really tricky trying to sell online.
Now if these are manufactured VHS’ that you bought/paid for, you CAN sell them legally.
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