Daisyhill
I wan to use some images from a vintage book...1970s so I know it is still under copyright...I am trying to get hold of the publishers but they have morphed and changed hands soo any times that its impossible to find out who the artist was!
Is it possibe to use the illustration if I change it substantially? Or not? I dont want to use it without permission...
Answer
There is no 'percentage change' you can apply to an image to make it yours that's just a myth perpetuated by popular culture and wishful thinking if you change it 90% and it's still recognizably the same picture in some part, you're still going to run into trouble. The imitation is also not yours because copyright laws also protect direct COPIEs while the law is in effect, you must still know who was the original creator. The law for 'fair use' also states rather clearly that you must quote and credit the person and make clear you are using it for non-profit or mass production.
If you're using the image for personal reasons, just quote the book title and page number the image is from. If you're using for profit (selling printed shirts, using it on your business card, whatever is connected with running a business even if you haven't made money yet), it must be properly credited AND you must contact the copyright holder for permission (they might want a cut of the profit).
So personal/school use, sure, unless the company slaps you with a suit anyway (which Harry Potter's writer's lawyers did on fanfiction writers). If it's for profit/mass-distribution (propaganda) there is nothing you can do to make it usable until you can contact the copyright holder.
There is no 'percentage change' you can apply to an image to make it yours that's just a myth perpetuated by popular culture and wishful thinking if you change it 90% and it's still recognizably the same picture in some part, you're still going to run into trouble. The imitation is also not yours because copyright laws also protect direct COPIEs while the law is in effect, you must still know who was the original creator. The law for 'fair use' also states rather clearly that you must quote and credit the person and make clear you are using it for non-profit or mass production.
If you're using the image for personal reasons, just quote the book title and page number the image is from. If you're using for profit (selling printed shirts, using it on your business card, whatever is connected with running a business even if you haven't made money yet), it must be properly credited AND you must contact the copyright holder for permission (they might want a cut of the profit).
So personal/school use, sure, unless the company slaps you with a suit anyway (which Harry Potter's writer's lawyers did on fanfiction writers). If it's for profit/mass-distribution (propaganda) there is nothing you can do to make it usable until you can contact the copyright holder.
Where do I donate or recycle old books in San Diego?
* starbrit
My parents are cleaning out the garage to make room for their new car. We have a LOT of perfectly good things - particularly books - that I'm trying to find outlets for (recycling, giving to Goodwill, etc.), because if I don't do it, they'll just throw everything in the dumpster.
Specifically with the books, I want to give them to local libraries or schools, but a lot of them are old and out of date (such as my grandmother's old books from the 1970s & 80s on Freudian psychoanalysis - she was a psychologist/counselor). I live in San Diego County. I'm looking myself, but does anyone else know of any options in this area?
Goodwill (I am told) does not accept books.
Answer
I want to give credit where credit is due, so I learned these avenues through Beth Johnson's Clutter Workshop online class at http://www.clutterworkshop.com/classes.shtml
First, try www.freecycle.org and join your local yahoo group to find good homes for used items.
Also try craigslist for listing your unwanted items. For San Diego, the specific link is
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/
Under the "for sale" category, you can post to either "books" (if you want to sell them even for a nickel apiece!) or the "free" category (current listings even include a "free garage/tag/yard sale").
Prison libraries are often looking for books; contact the chaplain of your local prison to see if that is an avenue.
Third world countries are often looking for books; connect with some of your local churches to see if anyone is doing such charity work.
I want to give credit where credit is due, so I learned these avenues through Beth Johnson's Clutter Workshop online class at http://www.clutterworkshop.com/classes.shtml
First, try www.freecycle.org and join your local yahoo group to find good homes for used items.
Also try craigslist for listing your unwanted items. For San Diego, the specific link is
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/
Under the "for sale" category, you can post to either "books" (if you want to sell them even for a nickel apiece!) or the "free" category (current listings even include a "free garage/tag/yard sale").
Prison libraries are often looking for books; contact the chaplain of your local prison to see if that is an avenue.
Third world countries are often looking for books; connect with some of your local churches to see if anyone is doing such charity work.
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