>> What's the legal status on using a screen shot from a software
>>package (including the application logo) in a marketing
>>pamphlet/flyer?
>You need permission. The logo and interface of a program are
>protected by copyright and/or trademark.
The real answer is that it depends. I have written lots of books about computer software and we have never, ever asked for permission to use screen shots.
I realize that marketing stuff is different from books, but if the material is selling the program in question, I wouldn't worry about it. If it's not, then you have to look at the usual fair use issues.
Regards,
John Levine, johnl[_at_]iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, Mayor
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Received on Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:20:00 GMT
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