lucagrabacr Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 So I found out that in 2007, Second Life / Linden Lab won the Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for User-Generated Content. Now, I want to mention the fact that in 2007 Second Life / Linden Lab did won that award in a video that I'm currently making, but after reading this page on the Emmy's website: http://emmyonline.com/trademarksIt says; "1. Emmy honorees or those congratulating them may at any time refer in advertising and publicity to the fact that the honoree has received an Emmy award and may for one (1) year after an award is made, use a replica of the statuette in advertising and publicity which appears in print, by broadcast or over the Internet. *"So my question is, is it okay to mention in my video that SL / LL won that award back in 2007? ThanksEdit: So after rereading the line, I noticed they allowed mentioning. But can I use a vector / silhouette of the statue in my video? (not a replica of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Ceawlin Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 You'd be better off seeking guidance from NATAS than from an internet lawyer. Contact info on the page you linked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoro1488304096 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think you can show the image of the Emmy if you are not getting any revenue from it, it is for educational purposes, and the showing of the icon won't affect the Emmy business model. its like a newspaper showing a picture of the logo of Coca-Cola, you are reporting an incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph Arnott Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 If you are reporting as a jornalist you do not need permissions, but and here you have to be real carefull. If your report is in a negative light, you have to keep on the side of your opinion and still be factual. In short the reference has to be in relivent context to the report and not just added for no reason other than just to bolster your report or to defame a person or company by assotiation. There is one issue tho and that is if you use a photo, that photo would be owned by the photo jernalist and you do reqiure their permission to publish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Ceawlin Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Petrov Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I agree with Griff. Get the appropriate guidance and not 'advice' from this forum. You get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Jetaime Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 You should use the contact info to ask permission to use it. It never hurts and it's cheaper than a lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucagrabacr Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 Alright, I'll go contact the people in the page's contact info to get a clarification then. Thanks for the advice guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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