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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Newbie Discussion => Topic started by: PhotoIlustrator on June 24, 2015, 04:11
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Can I use hand copied (drawn with my graphic tablet) world maps from google search library for my stock illustrations background? Is this legal?
Thanks for answers.
Sorry for my bad english.
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The outline of a country or continent is what it is. I dont think there would be an issue, but I dont know for sure.
If you would literally copy the map 1:1 its a nono I guess, but copying the outline of a country or continent seems ok to me.
Good question, I wondered about this myself. Just wait what others will say.
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I think you are okay as long as you are using a public domain map, like those provided by the US governement
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It depends on the agency, I think. Shutterstock allows illustrations derived from NASA images, but you must say "portions of this image provided by NASA," or words to that effect, in the title/description.
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-138103571/stock-vector-woman-traveling-the-earth-eps-vector-grouped-for-easy-editing-no-open-shapes-or-paths.html?src=4cUkNPlPhzd1uWhaw9J1qw-1-39 (http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-138103571/stock-vector-woman-traveling-the-earth-eps-vector-grouped-for-easy-editing-no-open-shapes-or-paths.html?src=4cUkNPlPhzd1uWhaw9J1qw-1-39)
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iStock - and I thought SS had recently said effectively the same thing - says that if you have a reference image used for a vector, you need to provide the reference art and you need to own the copyright to it (or it's in the public domain).
If you're tracing a copyrighted map, I think you have a problem. If you can find something public domain to trace, you should be OK
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iStock - and I thought SS had recently said effectively the same thing - says that if you have a reference image used for a vector, you need to provide the reference art and you need to own the copyright to it (or it's in the public domain).
If you're tracing a copyrighted map, I think you have a problem. If you can find something public domain to trace, you should be OK
Yep, and on top of that you should have a reference image saved in case of a lawsuit, make sure you are protected.