What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
I want to sell merchandise such as t-shirts and posters online to raise money and awareness for certain causes I support, as well as earn a little extra income for myself. One of the ideas I had was to use an image of a foreign license plate. I used the a picture I found online to get a similar color scheme and layout and created an image using Adobe Illustrator. I also, in the future, want to make a design based off the image of the same foreign country's flag.
My question is am I allowed to use these images on a product I wish to sell? What can I do with government images, and what are my limitations?
I want to sell merchandise such as t-shirts and posters online to raise money and awareness for certain causes I support, as well as earn a little extra income for myself. One of the ideas I had was to use an image of a foreign license plate. I used the a picture I found online to get a similar color scheme and layout and created an image using Adobe Illustrator. I also, in the future, want to make a design based off the image of the same foreign country's flag.
My question is am I allowed to use these images on a product I wish to sell? What can I do with government images, and what are my limitations?