Can you post an example?starprince said:
Can you post an example?starprince said:Statue of Liberty but when cropped just right she forms a perfect letter L.
Yes. If something is in the public domain you can use it freely for whatever you want.starprince said:Is there anything else that is considered public domain and does it mean you can use it in your work and not have lawyers knocking on your door?
Where does it say that the model of the 911 is in the public domain?error426 said:Wait a minute here, some clarification is needed. What kind of things or people does this apply to? I just can start slapping a Porsche 911 on T-shirts and selling them... but technically the model of a 911 is in the public domain. What if it bears no name or symbols?
The porsche 911 is NOT in the public domain.? I just can start slapping a Porsche 911 on T-shirts and selling them... but technically the model of a 911 is in the public domain.
Besides the Statue of Liberty and political figures I guess, can anyone specifically name something else in public domain?Rodney said:The porsche 911 is NOT in the public domain.
Some things are and some things aren't. You have to research which ones are before you use it.
A commercial item from a company like Porsche is not going to be public domain.
Some things will be, some others may or may not be.
Almost all art created before about 1920 (note that there are some exceptions, however).starprince said:Besides the Statue of Liberty and political figures I guess, can anyone specifically name something else in public domain?
Not sure what you're saying here, Solmu, but the way I read you is that you're contending that there is copyright protection for a recent recording of an old song that has run out of copyright. That's not true. Once a song copyright has expired due to its age, anyone can cover it, and new covers are not copyrightable. Ditto for other art forms.Solmu said:a recent performance of an old song is a copyrighted work
I was saying that, for example, Eric Clapton's recent album of Robert Johnson covers is a copyrighted work, and were someone to burn a copy of Eric Clapton's CD and sell it on eBay they would be breaking the law. The song is not copyrighted, but his own recording of it is. In other words "a recent performance of an old song is a copyrighted work".Ross B said:If you weren't saying what I thought you were saying, maybe you could clarify, because I can't see how else your assertion could be interpreted.
The photo of a sculpture comment was specifically a reference to Bridgeman vs. Corel, which acknowledges that such a photo would contain "at least the modest amount of originality required for copyright protection". The fact that you can take that photo indicates the copyright status of the sculpture (i.e. it has none), but that doesn't mean the photo falls into the same category.Ross B said:Once a song copyright has expired due to its age, anyone can cover it, and new covers are not copyrightable. Ditto for other art forms.
This is a good point to bring up.I brought this up because some people make the mistake of thinking that just because, say, David is out of copyright that all photos of said sculpture are also out of copyright.
They're not copyrighted but they are still protected. You can't use them because it would give the impression that the product or service is "endorsed" by the government.atmgi said:What about military logos? Marines? Army? etc.?
Are they protected or can they be printed?