Hi,
This is a copywright question. I found a perfect *.jpg on the
internet for a label for my wine, 36 bottles. It is a painting put up
on the internet and the links to the origonal site are broken. Can I
use this painting as part of my label? The most this wine will do is
to be entered into the local State Fair, and if really good, into the
National competition. But I don't want to step on anyones toes or get
into copywright problems.
Opinions please?
Thanks in advance,
JAM

"JoAnn" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
> This is a copywright question. I found a perfect *.jpg on the
> internet for a label for my wine, 36 bottles. It is a painting put up
> on the internet and the links to the origonal site are broken. Can I
> use this painting as part of my label? The most this wine will do is
> to be entered into the local State Fair, and if really good, into the
> National competition. But I don't want to step on anyones toes or get
> into copywright problems.
> Opinions please?
> Thanks in advance,
> JAM

My guess (I'm not a lawyer) is that someone, somewhere, does have the
copyright to that image. Legally you could not use it. Will you get
caught? Good chance that you won't, but that does not relieve you of any
obligations.
Ed

I do it all the time but they never leave my house or at worse they go to
someone in the family but the bottles always come back. Like Ed said, you
probably won't get caught but....
you could end up hearing some guy with an ugly label saying
"Wow, nice label, I'm telling!" )
--
Louise
http://pages.infinit.net/weez1959/

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>
> "JoAnn" > wrote in message
> om...
>> Hi,
>> This is a copywright question. I found a perfect *.jpg on the
>> internet for a label for my wine, 36 bottles. It is a painting put up
>> on the internet and the links to the origonal site are broken. Can I
>> use this painting as part of my label? The most this wine will do is
>> to be entered into the local State Fair, and if really good, into the
>> National competition. But I don't want to step on anyones toes or get
>> into copywright problems.
>> Opinions please?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> JAM
>
> My guess (I'm not a lawyer) is that someone, somewhere, does have the
> copyright to that image. Legally you could not use it. Will you get
> caught? Good chance that you won't, but that does not relieve you of any
> obligations.
> Ed
>

To All that responded,

Thank you to all who advised me about the photo. After reading
what you all said, I did further research on the painting and was
finally able to contact the painter, a Professor at an Arkansas
University. At first he was intruged, but after further consideration,
he decided not to give permission. I will respect his wishes.
I think I will take my digital camera down to the humane society
and find the ugliest mutt possible (preferable a red one)and take a
picture of it.
Best to all
JAM

If you don't feel good about it, then don't. Copywright issues aside,
most any image you get off the Internet is going to be probably less
than 100 dpi resolution, like 96. What that means is it is going to
look fuzzy and amatuerish on your nice label. If you are going to
print something the resolution is best up around 300dpi (dots per
inch). You generally won't get that without scanning something in
yourself.

B.

On 29 Sep 2004 16:37:46 -0700, (JoAnn) wrote:

>Hi,
> This is a copywright question. I found a perfect *.jpg on the
>internet for a label for my wine, 36 bottles. It is a painting put up
>on the internet and the links to the origonal site are broken. Can I
>use this painting as part of my label? The most this wine will do is
>to be entered into the local State Fair, and if really good, into the
>National competition. But I don't want to step on anyones toes or get
>into copywright problems.
> Opinions please?
>Thanks in advance,
>JAM

Why don't you just change the image a little - to make it your own design?
You'll feel better for it, as not only have you made the wine but you've
also designed the label - obviously being influenced by an existing image,
which is what art is all about anyway!

"JoAnn" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi,
> This is a copywright question. I found a perfect *.jpg on the
> internet for a label for my wine, 36 bottles. It is a painting put up
> on the internet and the links to the origonal site are broken. Can I
> use this painting as part of my label? The most this wine will do is
> to be entered into the local State Fair, and if really good, into the
> National competition. But I don't want to step on anyones toes or get
> into copywright problems.
> Opinions please?
> Thanks in advance,
> JAM

Why don't you just change the image a little - to make it your own design?
You'll feel better for it, as not only have you made the wine but you've
also designed the label - obviously being influenced by an existing image,
which is what art is all about anyway!

"JoAnn" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi,
> This is a copywright question. I found a perfect *.jpg on the
> internet for a label for my wine, 36 bottles. It is a painting put up
> on the internet and the links to the origonal site are broken. Can I
> use this painting as part of my label? The most this wine will do is
> to be entered into the local State Fair, and if really good, into the
> National competition. But I don't want to step on anyones toes or get
> into copywright problems.
> Opinions please?
> Thanks in advance,
> JAM