I found an old calendar of an old market that no longer exists. There are great photos in it which I would like to reproduce as paintings. There is no info on the photographer. They are just photos of food. Is it legal for me to reproduce these images as paintings?
2007-11-23 07:51:02 · 4 answers · asked by octaviakraut 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
As long as you are using your OWN hand to paint and recreate the photos I don't see a problem!
They won't turn out EXACTLY the same....
Most legalities come when people simply copy (i.e. photocopy) a picture!
2007-11-23 08:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by StarWritten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind that copyright infringement is reproducing an item that is THE SAME in every way but not made by someone that is entitled to do so. Like books, music, ideas even.
If I painted "Yesterday" a song By the beatles, would I have to pay M. "Wacko" Jackson? (he owns the songs these days) No way!
If you make a painting and don't claim it to be ...say.. an original Van Gogh, you have made a new original. If you 'translate it to another medium (photo to painting) is is no longer covered by that law. Making a very literal painting you oblige you to mention the source of what you used. It does not require you to pay anyone anything for it's use.
It is legal.
2007-11-23 10:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea, of course. people cant tell you what not to paint! you can reproduce anybodys picture or painting, i do tons of them for practice even by living artists.
2007-11-23 09:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by Zetsu 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
PAINT IT! You were inSPIRed!
people copy me aLL the TiME!
2007-11-25 13:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋