People/Corporations ususally only complain if they think the use is detrimental or they fear lost of control. MacDonald probably likes you taking pictures of their logo as it means free publicity. In a message dated 1/17/05 7:02:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: The inconsistency is also bizarre: I can take a photo that includes the big M logo - I don't need copyright permission to include that in my picture - yes, it's a trademark but also copyrighted.
