Thread: Ballparks
View Single Post
Old 01-29-2011, 05:07 PM   #13
Le Grande Orange
Hall Of Famer
 
Le Grande Orange's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Up There
Posts: 15,644
Quote:
Originally Posted by RandyMyers View Post
Almost every other company includes ball parks. Therefore I do not believe that it is a copywrite violation.
It depends on whether the photo has been licensed to use with the particular product.

Quote:
Originally Posted by RandyMyers View Post
Others have claimed that including the actual team name, (i.e Yankees, Red Sox, etc.) is a violation... <shrug> OOTP includes these....
The nickname itself, i.e. Yankees, Red Sox, Padres, are generally not copyrighted. But the combination of the city with a particular nickname is, i.e. New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, etc.
Le Grande Orange is offline   Reply With Quote