Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!ames!dftsrv!iris613!buchanan From: buchanan@iris613.gsfc.nasa.gov (Loran B. Buchanan (Buck)) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Graphical Copyright Message-ID: <446@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> Date: 1 Sep 89 02:35:40 GMT References: <918@csisles.Bristol.AC.UK> <26076@dhw68k.cts.com> Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Reply-To: buck@drax.gsfc.nasa.gov (Loren (Buck) Buchanan) Organization: Computer Sciences Corporation @ Goddard Space Flight Center Lines: 23 In article <918@csisles.Bristol.AC.UK> everson@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK () writes: ->The central 7 machines on our local network here are named after the 7 ->dwarves. To create a label for each of them I drew (in fig) a small ->cartoon of each dwarf based on some pictures I found in some childrens ->books. What is the position regarding copyright on this - can I release ->these pictures as public domain clip-art? -> Using the names of the dwarves from the Grimm Fairy tales, and creating original art work of them is perfectly ok. What is not ok is to use artwork that is derived from copyrighted artwork. If the book(s) you based your drawings on were published prior to 1900, no problem. After 1900 you should look up the relevant copyright law (yes, there are several). Another "gotcha" in this whole business is reprints of public domain works. The reprint edition is protected by the copyright law in effect at the time of its publication. I guess this is why first editions are so valuable. Loren (Buck) Buchanan | buck@drax.gsfc.nasa.gov | #include CSC, 1100 West St. | ...ames!dftsrv!drax!buck | The only winners are the Laurel, MD 20707 | (301) 497-2631 or 9898 | @%#^$ lawyers.