Stealing Pictures of Others Work

[NVLeatherWorx]

2 hours ago, JLSleather said:

Yeah, I'm just talking about the U.S., since I wouldn't know anything about anywhere else.  Copyright law is not "somebody's opinion" or a "feeling" here.

Copyright Law in the United States. Copyright law in the U.S. is governed by federal statute, namely the Copyright Act of 1976. The Copyright Act prevents the unauthorized copying of a work of authorship. However, only the copying of the work is prohibited--anyone may copy the ideas contained within a work.... (etc.)

I always get a "kick" though, out of those people who make something with Dr Who, Mickey Mouse, or Harley-Davidson, and then accuse others of copying them!

 

 

Those items (Dr. Who, Mickey Mouse, etc.) are all protected items as the images and anything attached to them as is stated in their registration and copyright filings so ANYONE who makes an item that contains anything of that nature is in violation of U.S. Federal Code and is subject to imprisonment, a fine, or both and these are indeed enforced very stringently within out court system.  You would not believe the number of people who have found themselves standing in front of a Judge for making an item that included the Harley Davidson logo (just one example, this is the case for ALL Trademarked and Copyrighted images/logos, and writings); it is common here in my area and yet there is still those who think that they won't get caught, that is until they bring their stuff out for sale at a local craft fair or other such event and find themselves being shut down.  I know of people who have lost everything they own just because they thought that they could get away with it, WRONG!