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minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up48arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoWait, the LAPD is a government entity. They are funded with public taxpayer money. They cannot own a copyright or a trademark. It belongs to the public. EDIT: this is also why you can use NASA footage and audio recordings royalty free in your own works. Because you already paid for them.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoYou can use any US Military footage from dvidshub.net as well.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI don’t think that’s right, not least of all because they actually do have LAPD as a registered trademark.
Wait, the LAPD is a government entity. They are funded with public taxpayer money.
They cannot own a copyright or a trademark. It belongs to the public.
EDIT: this is also why you can use NASA footage and audio recordings royalty free in your own works. Because you already paid for them.
You can use any US Military footage from dvidshub.net as well.
I don’t think that’s right, not least of all because they actually do have LAPD as a registered trademark.