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Tom Edgerton · 10-09-2004, 03:11 PM

Kim--

The venue makes no difference. You can't use someone's image without their permission. Get it in writing. NEVER assume anything about copyright--if in doubt, research it. If still in doubt, pay a copyright lawyer to make sure.

I had an illustrator friend who had a professional model come after him after he lifted her body and pose from a fashion ad, or some such published work, and changed her head to someone else's entirely. She identified herself from the hands. She made her case, and it cost him a good deal to settle.

I'm just sayin'......

Best--TE

10-09-2004, 03:11 PM	#3
Tom Edgerton SOG Member '02 Finalist, PSA '01 Merit Award, PSA '99 Finalist, PSA Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 819	Kim-- The venue makes no difference. You can't use someone's image without their permission. Get it in writing. NEVER assume anything about copyright--if in doubt, research it. If still in doubt, pay a copyright lawyer to make sure. I had an illustrator friend who had a professional model come after him after he lifted her body and pose from a fashion ad, or some such published work, and changed her head to someone else's entirely. She identified herself from the hands. She made her case, and it cost him a good deal to settle. I'm just sayin'...... Best--TE __________________ TomEdgerton.com "The dream drives the action." --Thomas Berry, 1999