Are GT5 photos copyright?

[Jasonyeehaa]

I want to know if the photos in GT5, taken by the player, is considered copyright, i.e. Photo Travel

 

[edawg456]

They "might" be but I honestly don't know. Been wondering this myself.

 

[another_jakhole]

It is NOT the picture-taker's property. That's all I know.

 

[ZohsixGT5]

I have a GT5 photo as the background of my MasterCard. They have very specific rules saying you must own the photo, no logos, no writing, etc. The photo is a Z06 RM at Le Mans, clearly not a photo I took, but somehow it slipped by them.

I tried to use 3 different pictures on my Visa and they denied every one. To test them the last one I sent in was a zoomed in picture of a F458 door handle. Still denied.

I think the GT5 watermark indicates it is property of Sony?

 

[Jasonyeehaa]

I have a GT5 photo as the background of my MasterCard. They have very specific rules saying you must own the photo, no logos, no writing, etc. The photo is a Z06 RM at Le Mans, clearly not a photo I took, but somehow it slipped by them.

I tried to use 3 different pictures on my Visa and they denied every one. To test them the last one I sent in was a zoomed in picture of a F458 door handle. Still denied.

I think the GT5 watermark indicates it is property of Sony?

Surely they can't identify every photo as the watermark is not visible in EVERY photo, as it is only on the right-hand corner--> (white background, brightness, cropping can easily make it disappear)

Did they tell you why they denied your visa picture?

 

[another_jakhole]

I have a GT5 photo as the background of my MasterCard. They have very specific rules saying you must own the photo, no logos, no writing, etc. The photo is a Z06 RM at Le Mans, clearly not a photo I took, but somehow it slipped by them.

I tried to use 3 different pictures on my Visa and they denied every one. To test them the last one I sent in was a zoomed in picture of a F458 door handle. Still denied.

I think the GT5 watermark indicates it is property of Sony?

That's so cool. I wish I can do that in the future. There are some amazing photos for that I have in mind.

 

[ZohsixGT5]

Did they tell you why they denied your visa picture?

No reason, just "your picture broke one of our rules"or something like that.

 

[Dean]

If you upload a photo to your computer, right click it, click “information” (or similar) and find “comments”, it should stand there. I'm not sure with the names, but I'm sure it's standing under the comments. Along with that, I'm neither 100% sure if the comments are deleted or not, when the photo's being uploaded to a website.

 

[ZohsixGT5]

Surely they can't identify every photo as the watermark is not visible in EVERY photo, as it is only on the right-hand corner--> (white background, brightness, cropping can easily make it disappear)

You have a point, now that I think about it the watermark was probably invisible in this photo because of the sky. Therefore no proof that it belongs to Sony.

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[bikmate]

I assume that the watermark was put there simply to signal that it's from GT, i.e. they wanted people to know that the fantastic picture they just saw was made using GT

As for copyright, I admit, I never given this thought because they aren't real photographs. I'd say it's public domain. But I'm sure contacting Sony or PD support for an answer would clear things up. Or go with social networks.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

The watermark can be easily removed with the right editing skills and software.

Case in point:

 

[SlipZtrEm]

The EXIF data, however, states that the image was taken with "Gran Turismo 5". So that could be what kept bringing the submitted images up as denied. Did you cut/paste the Vette into a new file, by any chance?

The copyright info is a bit of a grey area. To my knowledge, all the photos are trademarked by PD/SCE(A/J/E), but with most "art", if things are modified enough from the original they qualify as their own "new" experience. I'm... not sure.

I know I edit my GT photos, some extensively, and I add my own watermark. I'm not sure if that could cause issues, but I'm getting absolutely no financial benefit from it, as it's all for leisure, and I'd never deny where the source is. I imagine Sony has much bigger issues to worry about

 

[IceMan PJN]

I assume that the watermark was put there simply to signal that it's from GT, i.e. they wanted people to know that the fantastic picture they just saw was made using GT

I like sharing this GT5 shot:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...AAu4/6bU2yAO0dq4/s1024/Trial+Mountain+Circuit

(Using the GT Planet app, so I can't seem to post images.)

 

[bikmate]

That's horrible. Well, they brought that upon themselves with the standards.