Art For Cover

genepool · 01-24-2011, 10:20 AM

If we use ancient Renaissance painting, will that be okay?

I mean the copyright has expired right?

DArenson · 01-24-2011, 08:49 PM

It's a grey area. Some museums might claim they "own" the copyright. I say: Go for it. Screw em.

DArenson · 01-24-2011, 08:50 PM

BTW, I hate to quibble (well, who am I kidding, I love it), but the Renaissance is hardly "ancient". :P

Dodge · 01-25-2011, 12:32 AM

It might be a good idea to get a concrete answer on this. Sure you can always make another book cover if you get into a copyright bind but that can be a pain. Do some digging on the painting you want to use. That's just my opinion. I could be wrong and all paintings from an older era are totally up for grabs. Just CYA.

jaxx6166 · 01-28-2011, 09:44 PM

It's definitely a gray area. There are some you can argue are so well known that they're presumed to be public domain, however good luck trying to convince the Louvre that the picture of Mona Lisa you just used was okay because of the painting's age.

Some postcards from the 1950's and prior are actually in the public domain, and could be a better use..

01-24-2011, 10:20 AM	#1
genepool Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Art For Cover If we use ancient Renaissance painting, will that be okay? I mean the copyright has expired right?

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01-24-2011, 08:49 PM	#2
DArenson ebookworm Posts: 268 Karma: 100026 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo, Kindle	It's a grey area. Some museums might claim they "own" the copyright. I say: Go for it. Screw em.

01-24-2011, 08:50 PM	#3
DArenson ebookworm Posts: 268 Karma: 100026 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo, Kindle	BTW, I hate to quibble (well, who am I kidding, I love it), but the Renaissance is hardly "ancient". :P

01-25-2011, 12:32 AM	#4
Dodge Sparks fly off my pages! Posts: 123 Karma: 250002 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Device: Kindle	It might be a good idea to get a concrete answer on this. Sure you can always make another book cover if you get into a copyright bind but that can be a pain. Do some digging on the painting you want to use. That's just my opinion. I could be wrong and all paintings from an older era are totally up for grabs. Just CYA.

01-28-2011, 09:44 PM	#5
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	It's definitely a gray area. There are some you can argue are so well known that they're presumed to be public domain, however good luck trying to convince the Louvre that the picture of Mona Lisa you just used was okay because of the painting's age. Some postcards from the 1950's and prior are actually in the public domain, and could be a better use..

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