If I draw portraits of celebrities from pictures in magazines, cd covers, etc would this be illegal to sell the drawings via ebay or somewhere?
i don’t know for sure- but i would think if you drew portraits from pictures that weren’t copyrighted (not posed or taken by a professional photographer) then you would be ok. however, copying the artwork from a cd cover or other copyrighted materials could get you into some trouble.
i’ll keep reading up and see what i can find out.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:10 am
No, because it is you drawing the picture, it would be illegal to pritn a picture off the internet and sell that
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October 29th, 2009 at 4:25 am
i don’t know for sure- but i would think if you drew portraits from pictures that weren’t copyrighted (not posed or taken by a professional photographer) then you would be ok. however, copying the artwork from a cd cover or other copyrighted materials could get you into some trouble.
i’ll keep reading up and see what i can find out.
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October 29th, 2009 at 4:47 am
You must speak to an attorney. You are attempting to profit from the "intellectual property" (the creation and vision) of another and if these works that are inspiring you are published and/or manufactured… they are copyrighted materials and, as such, the property of another. It would be considered copyright infringement. The keyword here is ‘profit.’ If these portraits were for your own enjoyment and use and not made for material gain.. it would be acceptable. You don’t want legal problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement
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October 29th, 2009 at 5:37 am
It is illegal if you copy those from somebody elses picture without promition. Movies count too.
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