Matt Brown wrote:
One cannot take photographs of many real-world objects
or scenes without
encountering trademarks. Cars bear trademarks (their manufacturer's
emblems, names, sometimes even shapes or paint designs). Streets are
covered with trademarks. And so on and so forth.
I hope that such are not included in any restrictions.
This is where reasoned community consensus can resolve the issue nicely.
Incidental use of a trademark is not typically a problem, as compared
with actual simple reproduction of the trademark.
To make a simple example:
A CocaCola logo in and of itself is not appropriate for commons.
A photo of a CocaCola bottling plant, which contains the logo as part of
a sign, is appropriate for commons.
Borderline cases can be discussed and debated with a view towards
balancing competing interests.
--Jimbo