copyright question
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- stem0
If something is published without a copyright notice / on display in a public place / posted on the Internet, it's not copyrighted, and therefore free for the taking...
Interesting
Make sure your name is on everything you do guys!
- rabattski0
that's uk law right ell? link i've posted answers most of my questions although it doesn't go into heavily modifications of elements. i think i'm in the clear though. thanks for all the help.
- UndoUndo0
you could compare this to music artist who use samples in their tracks. most of the delay with tracks is getting the samples released from their owners and I am sure deals are done by the sample owners who license them for the track.
hope that helps
- Ell0
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artla…
You should be ok. Collage artists get away with a lot. There are a few features of copyright that allow you to use other bits of peoples work 'Permitted Acts'.
- skt0
I had a similar problem a while back, doing a travel writing poster on the cheap for channel 4. Collage of photos of sites around the world, mostly found as I couldn't get them to pay for any, or provide me with exisiting stock.
In the end I just used the found ones and hoped for the best. As to the letter of the law, you would need to get permission from the architects of buildings aswell as the photographer etc etc...
They didn't mind, and as it wasn't very high profile I doubt anyone ever noticed.
Its a tircky one though.
- rabattski0
i think this should be helpful (for others as well):
http://www.funnystrange.com/copy…
- rabattski0
hmmm.... thought so, the grey are bit that is. that means i have to talk to a lawyer in the states, and i'm in germany. that's not really an option i'm betting on. lemme see if other's have ideas / input. thanks though. i'm gonna look online as well. maybe it's a known issue or something.
- stem0
This is one big grey area...
Sounds like you need to talk it over with a lawyer rab.
- rabattski
if a contract says "artist represents that the work is entirely original and not copied from the work or property of any other person" and all the work done are collage oriented designs where most of it is my own stuff but i used some elements from other images (either scanned or photographed or found) but those elements are heavily modified. can i vouch for it? i think i can. am i right or wrong? (american contract btw). help's appreciated (don't want to get sued).