Final Blog ; Forced Choice

1.       Kylie Cameron.

 http://kycameronphotos.blogspot.com/

I loved the way she gave as much information as she could on her blog everything was in place. She got in contact with a lawyer and answered all her questions and they were great.

 

2.       Reininger, Zachary  

http://zachreiningerphotography.blogspot.com/

I actually enjoyed reading zachary’s blog he is very outspoken he had everything in place and did a good job on his final project.

 

3.       Amer Khwaja

http://artbyamer.blogspot.com/

 has a very get to the point blog did an awesome job on his final project and contacting a lawyer. I really like how he was so interested in protecting all his photographs, and all his work

 

4.       Alicia Booth.

 http://heyalize.blogspot.com/

 Had a very great blog everything was in place she did all her blogs for her final. I loved how much time she spent on her blogs to make them the best she could. She could not get ahold of a lawyer so I could not make her number 1.

 

5.       Christopher Sua

Did a very good job on all his blogs I did noticed that he had over 300 words on all his blogs and even though they were not made correctly atleast he tried, I also noticed that his words were not in different colors.

Final Questions

Problems in society that concern me about Fashion:

 1. How long does it take to copyright a design?

 
2.How do I find out if a design has already been copyrighted?

 
3. How unique does a design have to be to call it your own?

 
4.Do you need a license to make and sell your own clothes?

 
5.Can you copyright a color?

 
6. What is the difference between a copyright and trademark

7.Is it legal to be fined for a offensive clothing for example sagging your pants too low?

8. What would be the first step  to take if you think someone stole your design?

 
9. Do you have to get your design patented in every country you sell it in?

10. Are you allowed to imitate a brand?

 

Final - Legal Authority

I have spent over a week trying to find a lawyer to at least answer some of my questions finally I got in touch with one but we could only speak over the phone because he was "too busy" I emailed over 20 lawyers most of them did not get back to me. I called many places some wanted at least 45$ dollars to sit with me and chat about my questions. I finally did get my questions answered I thought the lawyer was a very nice man! Our phone conversation was not that long, I tried to get more information out of him but he was very short and blunt with the answer so I just went along with the flow. This was a good experience for me trying to contact a lawyer it was a long process much harder than I thought it would be. I was thankful I at least spoke to someone with knowledge for a bit, I would definitely do this again maybe just for myself if I have any questions about intellectual property for the future.

Week 10: EOC- Lawyer Jokes

 http://www.onlygoodjokes.com/lawyerjokes.html

Q: What's the difference between a female lawyer and a pitbull?
A: Lipstick.

http://www.lotsofjokes.com/lawyer_jokes_2.asp 

Q. Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A. Professional courtesy.

http://www.the-jokes.com/short-jokes/lawyer-jokes.html

Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
A. A vampire only sucks blood at night. 

http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/jklaw.html

Q.How can you tell when a lawyer is lying?
A. His lips are moving.

 http://www.ahajokes.com/law054.html

Q: What's the difference between a porcupine and a Mercedes Benz full of lawyers?
A: The porcupine has pricks on the outside.

WEEK 9 EOC Letters Of Permission

I think the letters of permission are a great idea for any project just to let the owner or whoever is in charge of what is going on. What project you’re doing and if you do have their permission to be on the property, use their art work, or any intellectual property of theirs. When I first got this project I didn't know how to start it or what to talk about never did it cross my mind to try to do this for any project that i would ever have to do. I just thought you can just ask permission somehow I never thought about writing a letter to do it! I thought this was a great way of preparing me for future projects. I didn’t know what topic to talk about, but the more research I did the more ideas I got. Now that I do know more about letters of permission I can think about many things you need to ask permission for. Simple things like doing a photo-shoot in front of a wall painting. I was doing a music video in front of the Palms Hotel and Casino they had a really cool painting on the wall little did our crew know we needed rights to be in front of it filming while we walked by it, one of the casino’s workers told us we could not film in front of the picture because we needed permission. My crew thought she was just being rude or we did not know why we couldn’t film in front of it, it kind of made us upset. Little did we know why she said that not even the guy with the camera know why she told us that. Now that I do know more about all of this I completely understand why we were not allowed to film in front of it, we had no rights to it.

WEEK 8 EOC BRATZ BRAWLS

This has been an ongoing issue for over a decade suing each other over stolen intellectual property. Mattel Inc is the creators of barbie and all of her things, who are suing MGA Entertainment Inc stating that the company has stolen the their intellectual property when they created the Bratz dolls a decade ago. I think that maybe they did steal the intellectual property because the dolls are similar they always have the same concept in their movies. But the Bratz do not copy all the things barbie does. Mattel Inc till this day is still spending millions of dollars trying to win the case. The bratz do not even look the a barbie they have a way bigger head than a normal person one, and giant shoes that make them look weird with platform shoes. Big eyes and rough hair. The is like the perfect bottle shape beautiful hair and normal everything. Either way both dolls are very popular and both company's have made a lot of money from both dolls. Both companies have made movies with their dolls. I personality think that they should just have a settlement and if it is true that the guy who used to work for mattel inc stole the intellectual property then it should be settled in the favor of Mattel inc but if its not true then should just be dropped no one even pas attention to this anymore anyways. But lately there are no commercial from barbie or bratz or any kind of advertising that is promoting about the dolls. I think they have both died out all the sudden. Hopefully this will be settled soon for both companies so they can move on with other things they have to worry about. I personality think I like barbie better than bratz they just look more normal and not have big shoes or a huge head.

WEEK 8 BOC : Progress in getting a lawyer

For my final project I have made a game plan and it is in action. In the progress of getting a lawyer to answer my 10 questions. I am in the fashion industry I researching 25 lawyers that deal with intellectual property. After I get my list done I will start calling the most interesting lawyers with my questions ready because they might want to answer them on my phone call. I would rather make an appointment with them and go see them. Maybe even use them as an opportunity to make some contacts. I am a very sociable person so this a great I get to learn more about the industry I am going in and meeting a lawyer that deals with the law part protecting a person's creativity. This week I started making calls to a few lawyers not many returned my calls but I am not giving up on getting a lawyer to answer my calls and sit down with me and have a little talk and answer my 10 questions about fashion. I have my 6 out of my 10 questions down. To me it is a little difficult to come up with questions about my major just because there is so much to ask I just need to put it in the right words which is difficult for me to express myself in such way. I finished my permission sample letters so now I know how to do a real letter to use. It was way easier than I thought it would be. The next step is to meet with my lawyer sometime this week I am so excited to move on to the next step. This was easier than I thought it would be. I can not wait to see the final results that I get when I am all done.