Recording establishing/stock footage this weekend. Legally, do I need permission to use cityscape footage if it only contains an overall view of the city/town, but no visible logos?
Guerrilla Style
Driving Coverage - Getting footage for green screen with stationary vehicle. Driving through country mainly, but there are some houses/buildings along the way. While there will be motion blur, if the houses are briefly recognizable by owners/occupants, is that footage unusable?
Establishing shots of buildings - If a building, skyscraper, apartment, church, or house is recognizable but bears no logo is that still unusable?
Vehicles - What entails fair use? If I have a mustang in the shot, but the license plate, insignia, and brand name are all covered or given fictional equivalents, can the vehicle be used in the scene?
Guerrilla Style
Driving Coverage - Getting footage for green screen with stationary vehicle. Driving through country mainly, but there are some houses/buildings along the way. While there will be motion blur, if the houses are briefly recognizable by owners/occupants, is that footage unusable?
Establishing shots of buildings - If a building, skyscraper, apartment, church, or house is recognizable but bears no logo is that still unusable?
Vehicles - What entails fair use? If I have a mustang in the shot, but the license plate, insignia, and brand name are all covered or given fictional equivalents, can the vehicle be used in the scene?
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