What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
I am a new photographer and have 3 questions as it related to copyrights.
1) If I take a photo of something well known, can I sell it? For example, I took a creative picture of one of my kids "Thomas the Tank Engine" toys. People have asked for a print. By law, am I allowed to print and sell it, or does it violate copyright/trademarks?
2) Some of my photos were Creative Commons (CC) licensed and I recently changed to All Rights Reserved (ARR). What does that men for those who used it under the CC license. I assume that the license in effect when they used the image still apply?
3) My last question is in regards to displaying ARR images. I am using the Flickr API to display images with a certain "tag". My understanding is that as long as I only display thumbnails, link back to the site of the original image and not claim the images as my own work, that I am free to do so. Are there any other restrictions, like not being able to have ads on my site?
Anyway, thanks for any tips or information you can provide!
I am a new photographer and have 3 questions as it related to copyrights.
1) If I take a photo of something well known, can I sell it? For example, I took a creative picture of one of my kids "Thomas the Tank Engine" toys. People have asked for a print. By law, am I allowed to print and sell it, or does it violate copyright/trademarks?
2) Some of my photos were Creative Commons (CC) licensed and I recently changed to All Rights Reserved (ARR). What does that men for those who used it under the CC license. I assume that the license in effect when they used the image still apply?
3) My last question is in regards to displaying ARR images. I am using the Flickr API to display images with a certain "tag". My understanding is that as long as I only display thumbnails, link back to the site of the original image and not claim the images as my own work, that I am free to do so. Are there any other restrictions, like not being able to have ads on my site?
Anyway, thanks for any tips or information you can provide!