Re: Fine Art Reproductions

On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Lesley Riley <lrileyart[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
>
> I make collages. If I use a copy of a work of art in the public domain,
> but from an art book recently published, am I infringing on copyright?
> Also... a lot of authors are currently using quotes by "famous" people
> in their books, like at the opening of a chapter or on the side of the
> page. Are these quotes (and any others found in a book of quotes)
> public domain?

The quotes are probably permissible as fair use. As for your copying of public domain art work from a recently published book, I suggest that you contact the book publisher. You should be very careful not to determine that a work is "in the public domain" too cavalierly.

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