This is probably appropriate for a lawyer, but I'm hoping to find some guidance. At the request of Church leadership, my family recently created a video to encourage people to return to Mass.
After completing the video, a staff member identified several instances of potential copyright/trademark infringements. For example, my son had an A&M hat on. There was a Coca Cola in the background. We videoed ourselves eating at a restaurant and going to other public places.
So it was suggested that we get permission from half a dozen corporate entities to allow their brands in the video. This is a 1.5 minute video edited in "iMovie". I've watched many, many videos on YouTube from various bloggers (i.e., Dude Perfect) and see dozens of brands.
I just seems like common brands, public places, and even clothes, would not need to go through this process. Otherwise, YouTube is technically a goldmine for trademark infringement.
So is there a way around this without shooting videos naked and in the woods? Or, could we just post the video as a private citizen to the Church's social media pages with some sort of disclaimer saying the video was not created by the Church?
After completing the video, a staff member identified several instances of potential copyright/trademark infringements. For example, my son had an A&M hat on. There was a Coca Cola in the background. We videoed ourselves eating at a restaurant and going to other public places.
So it was suggested that we get permission from half a dozen corporate entities to allow their brands in the video. This is a 1.5 minute video edited in "iMovie". I've watched many, many videos on YouTube from various bloggers (i.e., Dude Perfect) and see dozens of brands.
I just seems like common brands, public places, and even clothes, would not need to go through this process. Otherwise, YouTube is technically a goldmine for trademark infringement.
So is there a way around this without shooting videos naked and in the woods? Or, could we just post the video as a private citizen to the Church's social media pages with some sort of disclaimer saying the video was not created by the Church?