Digital BW, The Print

Including the mighty Andy Wahol

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Image theft


> Oh yes they do, Carolyn. When i was taking Art courses at our
> University, there was even a course in collage making, and many a
> student made their own "Original" collages out of magazine photographs.
> It's done all the time, even today. Some artists do only that. Some use
> their own photos, of course.
>
> Jerry
>
> Carolyn Frayn wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > You do know there are collage artists who use nothing but other
peoples
> > > photographs to make their "original" collages, don't you? How do they
> > > get away with it?
> >
> > As a 'collage artist' of sorts, and a photo-illustrator by trade I will
tell
> > you that I do no such thing.
> >
> > I don't 'get away with anything'... when I am not using my own
copywrited
> > photos, drawings, paintings, etc... or my clients copywrited photos I
will
> > choose to use stock photos or artwork, paid for, up front, no theft...
not
> > even a 'borrow'.
> >
> > Collage Artists do not use "other peoples photographs" in the sense
you've
> > suggested Jerry.
> >
> > >
> > > I'd never worry about copying an old postcard for my own purposes. How
> > > would you ever track down a copyright?
> >
> > Let your conscience be your guide.
> >
> > > Suppose you had hundreds of them
> > > to do?  We used to do this at work all the time, and never had any
> > > trouble. They were used for educational purposes, not to sell for a
> > > profit, of course. Chances are the photographer's who shot those old
> > > postcards have long since assumed room temperature.
> >
> > Educational purposes are a different ballgame. But there are strict
> > guidelines for that as well.
> >
> > Carolyn
> >
> >
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