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I just came across Inkscape and have been enjoying playing around with it (it's a drawing program that's good for vector illustrations).
One of the sample images on their website was a vectorized version of Michelle Trachtenberg. That made me wonder... what kind of legal issues are there with making vectorized versions of copyrighted photographs (in this case, a photograph of a celebrity)? Is the vector version considered a new piece of art that can be sold without regard for the original photograph?
EDIT: I just noticed the copyright on the bottom right of the vectorized Michelle. I wonder if that belongs to the photographer or the person vectorizing the photo.
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Making the vectorized version of an original photograph would be considered a derivative work.
If the artist of the derivative work does not substantially change their work of art from the original they will not be able to legitimately claim and copyright ownership to their new work of art.
As far as the legality of vectorizing photographs, I think it comes down to the context of its creation. There are a few terms that you can look up that will have more detail regarding this, such as "Fair Use" and "Transformativeness". It would seem to me in this particular case, the vectorization is used as a demonstration and would not violate any copyright protection.
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The copyright information seems to have been preserved in the transformed version, too, which would indicate that there was no intention of claiming the work as original. I think that argues in favor of the developer who is using it in an acceptable manner, under the Fair Use doctrine.
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I suppose this case is a bit confusing, because there are actually 4 layers of consideration:
- The celebrity. Might not be able to sell photos of a celebrity without their permission.
- The original photograph. Don't want to sell photos taken by another photographer.
- The vectorized version. Don't want to sell photos vectorized by another artist.
- The sample version. Don't want to claim ownership of photos used as samples of software on a website.
So this is a screenshot of a software program being used to vectorize a photograph of a celebrity. And I'm not sure if the copyright information (shown in the screenshot) belongs to the photographer or the vector artist.
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You might want to ask Shepard Fairey[^].
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I'm not even sure he'd be able to answer me. Seems there were two court cases. The first for copyright infringement, which was settled out of court (though the judge did say the Associated Press would win the case). The second case was over evidence tampered with during the first case.
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Are you?
P.S. Down with the 99%. 
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This is something most people don't realize. When Obama rails against the "rich," he means YOU.
The difficult we do right away...
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What is "rich" and what is "poor"... it's very relative...
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Rich is not who has more... but who need less
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That is one of the most profound - and entirely true - statements I've ever read here. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Thanks 
Regards.
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Whoa, I just got the double meaning and it blew my mind.
"who need less"... who require very little more than they already have.
"who need less"... who could do well if they had less then they already do.
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Sometimes is not needed to say so much in order to mean something
Regards.
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M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Only if you belong to the 1%. Right?
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since he doesn't "rail against the rich", it's unlikely he means anyone.
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I'm so poor I can't even pay attention. 
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what????
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I am not in that 1%, but have enough to leave without troubles and allowing me some extras from time to time, that's enough.
Don't know who told it, but I am totally agree...
Rich is not the one that has more, but the one than need less
Regards.
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M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Thanks for posting this. It is really eye opener.
Happy Programming
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Pranit Kothari wrote: It is really eye opener.
It is more correctly referred to as 'blowing smoke in your eyes'
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When I was a kid my mom always told me "finish your plate, kids are starving in Africa", and I do, I am already doing a lot! ^_^
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 At least your heart is with them.
You should have told your mom, "then why didn't you think of that before you gave me too much broccoli?"
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I usually didn't talk back much to my mom... 
Such is my hard life! 
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