[Clipart] clipart Digest, Vol 79, Issue 1

[John Olsen]

On Oct 2, 2010, at 12:00 PM, clipart-request at lists.freedesktop.org wrote:

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> From: Jarod Russel <jarodr32 at gmail.com>
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>  I am on zazzle too. This doesn't mean anything. Let him ask the Zazzle 
> Content Review Team who claims to be rights owner. They will give him 
> the details. Then its easier to check if there is really a intellectual 
> property infringement.
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> Am 02-Oct-10 04:29 PM, schrieb jon at rejon.org:


This is the source of the image in question:


http://www.google.com/patents?id=W6cIAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

I placed it in the library.   As noted in this discussion, it is my understanding that drawings used in support of US Patents are by definition in the public domain.  http://inventblog.com/uspto/are-patent-drawings-public-domain.html

The only exception is if one makes a clear copyright or mask work claim right below the drawing.  No such claim is on any of the drawings in this patent.  I contend that these drawings are in the public domain.  The US patent website also explains it as I understand it.

Johnny Automatic.