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10-25-2009, 03:13 PM
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Copyright help needed for website
All,
I'm currently working on a website and have chosen a few pictures for my site banner that will sit at the top of my page. The images I have chosen are very popular and can be found throughout the web on various other websites if Googled. All of the images below were on "Wikipedia" which is where I've drug them from. Does anyone have any experience with copyrights involving photo's if used for a personal website. I want to make 100% certain I'm not violating anyone's copyright's with the photo's I've chosen. Below are the photo's in question. Any input anyone can give would be much appreciated since my experience in this field is zero. Thank you, Tony A.     
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10-25-2009, 03:29 PM
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I'm no expert in copyrights...but if you picked those images off of Wikipedia...you can go back there, find where you found the pictures and click on them. In Wikipedia, every image has its own page where copyright info is given. If they say "public domain" you're OK. If they have a name for the copyright holder, you should be able to contact that person and ask for permission to use the images.
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10-25-2009, 05:44 PM
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Chris,
Thanks so much for the info on the copyright question I've asked. I did as you stated & located the image on the Wikipedia site and do see where many are listed as (PD), public domain. I have made the appropriate changes to my images. Your the best!! Regards, Tony A.
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10-25-2009, 07:25 PM
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You may well have a trademark issue, with that Tigers D... not that great of a concern if it is a not for profit activity. MLB licenses all of that stuff. What's your website going to be doing?
And the likenesses of Ruth and Cobb are protected and trademarked, and active. I think something called Curtiss Managment. I just Googled it, Curtis Management Group is the name. Here's a link to an article that mentions it. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...1565/index.htm They may well market Wagner, and others, too... Last edited by FrankWakefield; 10-25-2009 at 07:27 PM.
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10-25-2009, 08:35 PM
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Hi Frank. I've done away with every image listed above and chosen new ones that are listed as public domain photos just to be safe. My site will be profitable since it will be a buy-sell-trade (.com) type site so covering all my bases now is very important to me. Thanks for the heads up regarding the logo's possibly being licensed.
I'll take all this into consideration. Tony
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