Using copyrighted artwork on a website.
 

I am in the planning stages of a poker-related website right now and am wondering if anyone is familiar with what might go into securing usage rights to the artwork, if necessary. It will have some revenue generators on it, (i hope...), so I would assume that plays a role.

Re: Using copyrighted artwork on a website.
 

What sort of artwork are we talking about here? In most cases you simply need to contact the artist and either get permission or work something out.

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What sort of artwork are we talking about here? In most cases you simply need to contact the artist and either get permission or work something out.

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3 guesses.....

Re: Using copyrighted artwork on a website.
 

read it again and think harder.

Re: Using copyrighted artwork on a website.
 

Read up on copyright and fair use laws.

Re: Using copyrighted artwork on a website.
 

as long as u reference the source and r makin no profit off of its display, u will be fine

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I would not be making $$$ specifically off of the display of the artwork. It would strictly be for decoration, and have nothing to do with the product.

P.S. It would be Salvador Dali Artwork, of course.

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as far as i know...legal wise...as long as u site where it came from (like a link or something to the site, etc.) giving credit u r fine with using images

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as far as i know...legal wise...as long as u site where it came from (like a link or something to the site, etc.) giving credit u r fine with using images

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this is absolutely not true.

This isn't college, it's a website trying to make money.

You absolutely MUST contact the artist and work something out with them.

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as far as i know...legal wise...as long as u site where it came from (like a link or something to the site, etc.) giving credit u r fine with using images

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this is absolutely not true.

This isn't college, it's a website trying to make money.

You absolutely MUST contact the artist and work something out with them.

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Well, in this case, I think i'd be ok then. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]