[thelist] Ethical issues concerning re-use (and heavy modification) of images
Samir M. Nassar
nassarsa at redconcepts.net
Wed May 8 23:17:01 CDT 2002
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> Wow - I have thought about this also. What about finding an image (say, a
> map or a common object) via good old google, and then tracing the outline by
> hand using a pencil/pen tool? Once I've got my outline, I modify it, color
> it etc. Does this mean I'm in breach of someone's copyright?
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Maybe we can sue anybody who uses a circle, globe or fragment thereof
post 2002.
Really though, I wouldn't worry about it. Using an image as a basis and
moving on from there to create a wholly new image that is greatly
different than the original seems to me to come under fair use.
But I am not a lawyer.
Samir M. Nassar
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