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07/17/2003 10:05:57 PM · #1 |
I am designing a still life for use in one of the coming challenges which will contain the covers of a couple of books. Is it considered a violation of copyright law if the titles, authors and/or publishers names show? This image will certainly not be used to obtain financial gain, but just as a submission for one of the challenges. And, while I'm thinking about it, what if I want to make this picture available as a print, which would bring in some money? Any ideas out there about this?
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07/17/2003 10:13:47 PM · #2 |
You can use it as a contest entry with "no problem."
You probably can't sell prints (without a license) if the components are recognizable, unless the new work represents a parody or possibly a critical analysis (c.f. Andy Warhol's soup can art).
It may depend on the final appearance of your art--this is an acknowledged gray area in the IP world. |
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07/17/2003 10:33:59 PM · #3 |
| Thanks Paul, I had a feeling that would be the answer. I'm going to try as hard as possible to blur author and publisher names so that just the titles will be legible. And I'm going to forget about the idea of making it available as prints. |
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07/17/2003 10:39:13 PM · #4 |
| Your welcome. If you like, you can email me examples and I can give you a more specific (but not a legal) opinion. |
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07/17/2003 10:43:51 PM · #5 |
Post challenge it shouldn't be hard to clone out/blur out the names on the books if you do wish to make it a print. :) Prints don't have to be "dpc legal" remember.
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07/17/2003 10:57:43 PM · #6 |
I figured if I offered up some "legal" advice, you'd come up with Photoshop advice.
But I'm not sure it would look good with parts smudged and blurred either. |
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07/17/2003 11:42:34 PM · #7 |
In this shot, John has the title of a book visible. He could easily sell the print of this image without violating copyright, couldn't he?
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07/17/2003 11:58:53 PM · #8 |
In that photo the book is an incidental component of the photo and not the subject/topic; any connection would be editorial in nature.
But if he placed a magazine ad along the lines of ...
"That John don't know s***!"
Photography lessons by J.M. Setzler |
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07/18/2003 12:00:19 AM · #9 |
| I think you can safely take a picture of a bookstore window with all of the books on display and be safe with a photo of it, for example. |
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