spacecadets

Yes, stands are the one thing that aren't common domestic items. Light bulbs, shower curtains, boards, sheets, sure, but something to hang them off? Not so ubiquitous. Standard lamps aren't so...

Er, no.
The transitions in SW were optical effects on 35mm.

It's out of copyright.

Getty didn't misrepresent their rights. A warning was given that a release might be needed and it was clearly marked as an image of the replica.

It's out of copyright.

The logic is that they could have used an image of the original, but they didn't.
The bulk of the settlement is a royalty on sales. It really would help to read the judgment.

No, it can't. USPS didn't get a release from the sculptor although it was warned it might need one. Getty didn't infringe and neither did the photographer.

As they say, an event. You take pictures at your table and leave it behind. If you want your own selfies, use your own digital camera or phone.

"Just"? Not everyone has a £500 smartphone, you know.

Not many "viable alternatives" for £7.49. That's not much more than the price of the film nowadays.

Might we be missing the obvious here?
If you want a camera, buy a camera.

Haha! I WAS "the writer" for a few PKs from 2004, for a UK professional magazine. The writing was obviously on the wall in 2012 when it could no longer afford to pay me.
We'd been going since...

Maybe not.
But it's a whole lot more than $400 or whatever.

There's the difference, you see. You have an assistant.