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What are my limits on using federal images?

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KaeT89

Junior Member
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?
 


quincy

Senior Member
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?
There can be restrictions on reproducing images of foreign flags and currency. I am not sure about foreign license plates. You will want to check the foreign country's government website.
 
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