Re: digital images

On 25 January 2000, Sylvie Fodor <s.fodor[_at_]akg.de> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Staffan Teste <teste[_at_]blf.se> wrote:
> >
> > On 21 January 2000, Sylvie Fodor <s.fodor[_at_]akg.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Karen Burd <klb4[_at_]erols.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if I'm asking the right people this question but if
> > > > not hopefully you can direct me to the right source. If you design
> > > > something from a software program (e.g. a print shop or greeting
> > > > card program) is that considered "their" design? In other words,
> > > > if I designed cards from a software program could I sell them?
> > >
> > > Of course. Why not?
> >
> > It depends. If you take a background that is in the program it is
> > not your own creation. And if you take a clipart for example from a
> > softwareprogram I doubt you can sell that without copyrightproblem.
> > Butif you create something of your own idea only by some help of the
> > program it is the same thing as you use a Canoncamera with a Kodakfilm
> > to create your own picture, which you have the copyright for.
>
> I would assume (but I admit that I am not sure) that the clip arts
> provided with the programs are copyright free. So even if you use
> "parts" of them, what you produce will be your own production ...

That depends on the license of the program. Some cliparts are free others not. There could also be design of text that are not free. In such cases you have to buy the rights from the person who draw the design of the letters or the company which has that right. You have better look to the license.

Staffan Teste
<teste[_at_]blf.se> Received on Wed Jan 26 2000 - 20:36:27 GMT