Nathan Eady,<div><br></div><div>Thanks a lot.</div><div>My idea was to draw only by looking at the car. Also I don't it is now a work for hire situation. So looks like it will be ok.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Leonardo Cunha</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/6/21 Nathan Eady <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eady@galion.lib.oh.us">eady@galion.lib.oh.us</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">Leonardo Cunha <<a href="mailto:laobcunha@gmail.com">laobcunha@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
<br>
> Does anyone know about the subject?<br>
<br>
</div>A little.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Does anyone know if clipart of existing car models (without brand<br>
> names, of course) is a copyright/trademark infringement? Or could it<br>
> be released in public domain without causing trouble?<br>
<br>
</div>If you copy the car manufacturer's presskit images of the car, or some<br>
other image of the car that somebody else made (whether it's a photo<br>
or a drawing, doesn't matter), you're copying. The creator of the<br>
original image has copyright, and you need their permission if you<br>
want to distribute your copy.<br>
<br>
If, however, you look at the car itself and draw it, you're creating<br>
an original drawing, not copying someone else's. The copyright is<br>
yours exclusively (and, in the US at least, you may release it into<br>
the public domain if you choose).<br>
<br>
That rule of thumb should work for just about any three-dimensional<br>
object that you draw (or photograph) in two dimensions (barring<br>
trademark issues).<br>
<br>
The other major gotcha is "work for hire", which can happen if you do<br>
the drawing on your employer's time (while on the clock) or on your<br>
employer's property or premeses or using any of your employer's<br>
equipment, or if you are salaried. (If you are salaried, you should<br>
check your employment contract and/or your employer's legal department<br>
for clarification.) If you aren't sure whether your employer may be<br>
able to claim 'work for hire' copyright on your works, check with a<br>
lawyer. (I have the good fortune to work for an employer that is<br>
concerned with providing information as freely as possible rather than<br>
restricting it, and on top of that to be paid by the hour, so that<br>
anything I do at home on my own time is clearly free of any<br>
work-for-hire possibilities in any case. Not everyone is so lucky.)<br>
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Nathan Eady<br>
Galion Public Library<br>
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