Intellectual Property Wiki https://wiki.gettyimages.com The Intellectual Property Wiki is designed to encourage collaboration among our members and contributors in developing a common resource of knowledge about Intellectual Property (including trademark, copyright, etc.), privacy and private property rights that you need to be aware of any time you are creating or submitting content. It is important to understand that the information contained in this Wiki will change as often as new information comes to our attention— Intellectual Property rules are a constantly moving target. Remember that there is no replacement for your own due diligence whenever IP is a factor in your work. We must ask that you keep in mind that the information contained here is not intended to be a complete understanding of applicable IP issues. Your use of this Wiki is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, and Getty Images/iStock does not represent or warrant that the information contained here is complete or accurate or free from error. It is also important to understand that the application of the information in the Wiki may differ depending on how the content is licensed (royalty free, rights managed, editorial or otherwise) and the context in which your content is used. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Michelangelo’s statue of David https://wiki.gettyimages.com/michelangelos-statue-of-david/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:18:06 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3695 The Accademia Gallery houses the original version of Michelangelo’s statue of David.

There are replicas of the statue in and around Florence as well as other cities in Italy, broader Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. The Italian Ministry of Culture prohibits reproduction of the David in Italy, including any video or imagery of the David. As such, we cannot accept any content depicting the David or replicas of the David for commercial use.

Photos or videos of the David and reproductions of the David are not allowed in RF collections, including editorial RF. Editorial RM and RR collections will be subject to further review and restrictions from sales in Italy.

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Oreo https://wiki.gettyimages.com/oreo/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:35:43 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3692  

Oreo is a popular sandwich cookie introduce by Nabisco back in 1912.  It is currently owned by Mondelez International, Inc.

 

Mondelez International, Inc. has several trademarks on this sandwich cookie including the actual word “Oreo” as well as the shape and device (design) marks.

 

Please avoid this cookie in Creative RF.  It is acceptable in Editorial RF 

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Blue Lagoon Iceland https://wiki.gettyimages.com/blue-lagoon-iceland/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:34:57 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3688 Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa located near Grindavík, Iceland

 

The spa has a photo policy that does not allow professional photography without written consent and also sell their own editorial photography of the spa on their site.

You would need to obtain written permission from the spa for any type of photography including editorial or creative RF.   Without that permission we cannot accept your submissions.

 

https://www.bluelagoon.com/about/press-center

 

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Durdle Door https://wiki.gettyimages.com/durdle-door/ Thu, 18 May 2023 16:15:44 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3682 Durdle Door (sometimes spelled like Durdle Dor) is a natural  limestone arch near Lulworth in Dorset, England.  This land and arch are owned by the Weld Family who own the Lulworth Estate.

 

This arch has a registered trademark that was taken out by the Weld Family in 2017.

 

Content is not allowed in Creative RF without written permission from the Weld Family.

 

Content is allowed in Editorial RF.

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Oasis 21 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/oasis-21/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:41:52 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3675 Oasis 21 is a park and bus terminal in Nagoya, Japan.  Their website shows that a commercial shooting application and fee payment is required to do any photo shoots on their premises.

Content without that permission is not suitable for Creative RF or Editorial RF.

News events that press/journalists are invited to cover are OK in Editorial.

Their website:

 

https://www.sakaepark.co.jp/about/

 

The news about their policies. (Google Translate to English)

https://www.sakaepark.co.jp/news/news-5274/

 

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La Sagrada Familia https://wiki.gettyimages.com/la-sagrada-familia/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:26:08 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3670 La Sagrada Familia is the world-famous and unfinished church by Antoni Gaudí. 

Sagrada Familia’s interior is off limits for both Creative RF and Editorial RF.

Close-ups of the exterior artwork and statuary is not allowed in either Creative RF or Editorial RF.  It is considered full frontal art and so therefore is not good for either collection.

Exterior shots of the church are allowed in both Creative RF and Editorial RF as long as they are part of the landscape and not simply the church without any context.

 

Editorial news allows both interior and exterior. 

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Bondi Icebergs Club https://wiki.gettyimages.com/bondi-icebergs-club/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:26:49 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3667 Popular year-round landmark in Bondi, Australia which features a world-renowned pool and spa.

 

Permission is required for any and all Commercial use through the Bondi Baths Reserve Trust.

Content is only suitable in editorial content.  Please see information on their website listed here regarding media.

 

https://icebergs.com.au/

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Oktoberfest https://wiki.gettyimages.com/oktoberfest/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:05:39 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3657 The city of Munich, Germany has a registered trademark on the word “Oktoberfest”. 

Assets featuring the spelling of this word are not allowed in Creative RF, however, may be acceptable in Editorial RF. 

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TradingView https://wiki.gettyimages.com/tradingview/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:59:56 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3645 We were contacted by TradingView, a proprietary financial market charting platform and social network, to let us know they identified TradingView charts and logos in a variety of content on Getty Images and iStock websites where their platform was used. Rather than remove the content, they asked us to add a reference to TradingView in the captions and keywords. If you depict any TradingView intellectual property in your images and video clips, please be sure to include a reference to TradingView in both the caption and keywords submitted. Thank you. More information about TradingView here: https://www.tradingview.com/

Samples of TradingView intellectual property:

 

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Drone Footage in the Royal Parks https://wiki.gettyimages.com/drone-footage-in-the-royal-parks/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:58:55 +0000 https://wiki.gettyimages.com/?p=3643 The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the United Kingdom requires permits for drone footage to be filmed in all Royal Parks which include the following: Bushy Park, Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent’s Park, Richmond Park, St. James’s Park.

 

Any content without permission would not be suitable for RF Creative or RF Editorial.

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