Amazon Patents White Background Photography
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Amazon Patents White Background Photography
There's talk on the photography forums today about a new Patent granted to Amazon for a method of capturing images and/or video against a plain white background.
https://shootthecenterfold.com/amazon-t ... echniques/
The Patent
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=08676045&idkey=NONE
David Bailey and Richard Avedon made their names with images shot against a white background. Apparently Amazon now have a unique new way of doing so, and own the patent rights to it...?
Any thoughts?
https://shootthecenterfold.com/amazon-t ... echniques/
The Patent
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=08676045&idkey=NONE
David Bailey and Richard Avedon made their names with images shot against a white background. Apparently Amazon now have a unique new way of doing so, and own the patent rights to it...?
Any thoughts?
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Re: Amazon Patents White Background Photography
Got to be an april fools, filed on 18th March....
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Re: Amazon Patents White Background Photography
More info now on the Amateur Photographer website...
A patent attorney gives Amateur Photographer (AP) magazine his assessment of the potential impact of Amazon’s controversial studio lighting patent.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/ph ... ges-impact
A patent attorney gives Amateur Photographer (AP) magazine his assessment of the potential impact of Amazon’s controversial studio lighting patent.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/ph ... ges-impact
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Re: Amazon Patents White Background Photography
I can foresee that Amazon would lose a lot of custom if they tried to sue on this one. Like Phil says, it's got to be a joke.
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No joke. But one wonders why the heck Amazon would feel the need to patent this.
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Let's patent the cardboard box and really screw them!
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I read on another website that someone tried to register something similar, so Amazon registered this so they couldn't be sued for using 'their' technique, but have no intention of enforcing the patent, just protecting themselves.
Still don't understand it though.
Still don't understand it though.
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Or patent a new, improved cardboard box...melbarnes wrote:Let's patent the cardboard box and really screw them!
Students invent a better cardboard box
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Yes, I think it would be very difficult to prove that a white background photo was taken using their precise lighting setup.PhilipHowe wrote: I read on another website that ... Amazon have no intention of enforcing the patent, just protecting themselves.
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Re: Amazon Patents White Background Photography
It could be a response to the Apple marketing method of choice.
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