| Atticus Grinch |
10-21-2009 03:37 PM |
Re: Actual Legal Question
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Originally Posted by LessinSF
(Post 404487)
I have an actual legal question.
We (my HOA) has learned that the outside of our building is being used on a TV show. Years ago we were paid $1,000 by another show to film and use it. Did/do we have some right to be paid? Or is it fair game because it is visible from the street?
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If it's legal to view from the vantage point, it's legal to film from the vantage point. Unless they needed to trespass to set up the shot, the façade of your building does not have a right to privacy or not to have its likeness appropriated for commercial purposes, as these are personal rights.
Kudos on having a photogenic pad, though.
ETA there are stories of owners on particularly iconic streets in LA going outside and turning on the lawn sprinklers when they saw a camera crew. According to legend, a PA would carry a roll of Benjamins for the "favor" of turning them off for the day, and also not standing on the sidewalk thanks very much, etc. If you were in the habit of hanging stained sheets out your window, maybe you could have wet your beak a little, yes? |
