edie3
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Post by edie3 on Jan 13, 2019 1:48:28 GMT
that have stamps used on them that are copyrighted and the images not for re sale?
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Post by travelsoul on Jan 13, 2019 3:54:47 GMT
Most of the more well known stamp companies have an Angel policy.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 13, 2019 6:25:40 GMT
I was surprised to see how restrictive "Angel policies" can be when I finally found out what they were (how on earth is anyone supposed to know what an angel policy is if they've never heard that term before?!) I had no idea that some stamp makers might restrict a person from *masking* or using an incomplete image, which just seems utterly ridiculous to me. (Especially since some a-hole a few years ago printed giant pictures of other people's awesome Instagram photos without their permission and sold them for thousands of dollars and that was judged to be "fair use" - how can someone masking and partially stamping an image to create a new artwork *not* be considered fair use too?!)
But anyway, I sell cards, and no, I haven't been too worried about it. I would hope that none of the major stamp companies would waste their time going after my tiny unprofitable business that doesn't hurt them in any way (even if I haven't actually read their policies -yes, I probably should...)
Do you have specific images in mind? What does the policy specifically say?
I do refrain from selling certain cards where the images came from digital files sold by other small businesses that clearly state that they can't be used in products for resale. I checked with one company I am friendly with and they said if I bought physical cards/die cuts/stamps I could do anything I liked with them (cut them up, paste them together, etc - obvs not photocopy them and sell them!) but the digital images are only for personal use.
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edie3
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Post by edie3 on Jan 14, 2019 4:10:41 GMT
Just curious is all. I dont pay attention to who has what policy, not that I have sold tons of cards! Thanks.
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Post by Freefallfast on Jan 15, 2019 16:25:44 GMT
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds it may incriminate me!  |
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Post by mcjunkin on Jan 16, 2019 0:30:06 GMT
Stampin UP requires that you credit them on the back of the card. With their logo stamp. Not an image of the logo. Not a photocopy of someone's stamp. Their actual stamp. That comes in an $$ kit of stamps. Which you must purchase all together. Uh huh. OK.
ETA: I did find in their policy that you can use digital copyright from some software program of theirs that THEY NO LONGER SUPPORT. Last I checked, I could not locate any digital image of the copyright that was allowed.
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Post by Embri on Jan 16, 2019 1:34:52 GMT
*snort* Stampin' Up can go stamp itself. That's a ridiculous policy.
Good thing I never buy any of their stuff new, so I never had to agree to such dumb rules. While I don't sell cards I think it's silly that companies try to limit what you can do with their product beyond what's dictated by common sense. It's a tool. Can you imagine if wrenches or spatulas came with the stipulation you had to credit the manufacturing company on anything you made with them?
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Post by riversong1963 on Jan 18, 2019 1:14:49 GMT
I don't worry about it a bit. Never did. If I buy a tool, which is what I consider stamps to be, I can use them in whatever way I please. Those policies aren't legally enforceable. If they want to come after me for the few - and I mean few - dollars I MIGHT make selling cards, bring it!
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Post by pas2 on Aug 12, 2019 13:46:01 GMT
Oops
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pilcas
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Post by pilcas on Aug 13, 2019 1:56:27 GMT
We teachers constantly photocopy stuff from books, make gazillion copies and distribute to our students. Probably a big no no!
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Post by joblackford on Aug 17, 2019 22:47:48 GMT
I was just working on designing a card that includes some free computer fonts when I realized that they are shared free for "personal use only." I checked the font maker's website and using the font on a card that I sell is definitely a "commercial" use. I realized that I've used some free fonts for sentiments on cards before without even thinking. I might need to get quotes for some of them to get commercial licenses but I'm not sure that it's worth it for most of them, given the scale of my business (very small). I have to figure out whether it's worth worrying about or not, or whether it makes more sense to draw my own font or use something generic. ugh! In some cases it's just a tiny element of my cards but sometimes it's a big part of the design.
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Post by nlwilkins on Aug 20, 2019 4:53:09 GMT
I used to run into this all the time when making digital scrapbooking graphics. The fonts were a big issue at the time. If you do your due diligence you can find graphics, fonts, etc. that are ok for commercial use and others that are pretty cheap for commercial use. I use Stampin Up products and have the logo stamp. It came with a stamp set that was useful to me and I was not purchasing it for just the logo. That being said, I have not sold cards in several years, nor have I made videos on how to make cards. Though it is in my plan to publish some of my original ones on my blog in the future.
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