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lorena · October 17th, 2006

Is scanning objects in your scanner and putting it on a shirt ok...
I mean that would not be concidered stealing would it...

for example a leaf from your yard or a flower or a feather. ????

I can imagine that a picture would not be ok... because someone drew it.
but objects that you can scan, are thoes ok?

LORENA

Rodney · October 17th, 2006

Yes, a leaf from your yard would be fine, since nobody "owns" it (except you).

Like you said, a picture probably wouldn't be OK, but generic stuff like a leaf or a flower would be fine.

Solmu · October 17th, 2006

It's sad that we're so afraid of litigation that anyone could be uncertain whether or not they could use the leaves in their own backyard in their artwork

Fortunately things haven't gotten that bad. Yet.

badalou · October 18th, 2006

There are hundreds of thousands of pictures that are available for scanning look for the copyright either in a book on the cover or on the back about pictures in a book. I own a book that features 1920 advertising and all are legal to scan and print because of the 70 year rule plus I checked to make sure. I am not condoning using anything that might be owned by someone else but if your doing one shirt for yourself it may be OK, but don't set yourself up for any type of lawsuit by going beyond that point.

punkapalooza · October 18th, 2006

wouldn't the person who planted the tree OWN the leaf?

Fluid · October 18th, 2006

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	wouldn't the person who planted the tree OWN the leaf?

Classic

How can you be certain that leaf did not fall from the neighbors tree <g>

punkapalooza · October 18th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Fluid


	Classic How can you be certain that leaf did not fall from the neighbors tree <g>

so true. i hope big brother isn't reading this, lol.

lorena · October 18th, 2006

OK............

Funny!!

then Im ok.

I trew some beads on the scanner and scanned them... and they looked pretty cool... I printed it out and pressed it on a test shirt and it looked neat.
So after that I got "scanner happy"

Thanks for the advice.

Lorena

Rodney · October 18th, 2006

Sounds like a creative idea! I would love to see how it turned out on a shirt.

COEDS · February 9th, 2007

I would suggest you get your ducks all in a row. I think you can own the tree, but the leaf is a product of the tree owned by the tree. i think the tree would need to sign the model release unless the leaf is a adult. This is just my 2 cents, I doudt it's even worth that.

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