Copyright and "Vector" question...

[totallypersonal]

Hi there,

I have just started to design some mugs for my online shop, and I have a question for you all!

I know that you cannot simply pull an image off of Google and put it on a mug, however, if you make the image into a "silhouette" type image, then surely this is okay?

Example:

From this:

To this:

Would be great for some clarification if this is okay?

Thanks,

Rob.

[Matt Quinn]

Sorry...

What you have produced is a derivative work; you would need a licence for the original which included the right to alter it. Other wise it's not only a derivative work but an infringing one too and actually compounds the infringement!


A couple of worthwhile links with info on copyright.... Not exactly suited to what we do here; but still useful as they outline the basic principals...

http://www.epuk.org/ABCD-of-Copyright/173/introduction (download the .PDF)

http://c4c.the-aop.org/pdfs/Licensing_Guidelines.pdf

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/263/LibraryDocs ... legal1.pdf

[phoenixalpha]

The simple answer is no, unfortunately. Its like redrawing the addidas logo and using it.