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Posted by Doug Ford on June 12, 2003 at 23:47:17:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Creative Freedom - or Copyright Infringement posted by M. Arthur Auslander on June 12, 2003 at 21:33:02:

Dear M. Arthur Auslander;

I had to smile about your comment, "You may not be caught but if you are and are in court you are in trouble. "

I am not the person trying to copy anything... The reason I am asking is that I saw some paintings online that are 95% copied from the original artist and I was wondering whether or not they are legal... and whether or not I should buy them. The lithographs go for $2700 and these little knock-offs go for $20.

But if they are illegal.. then I would rather report them to the online site selling them than buy anything from them.

That's all I am looking for. Whether or not these knock-offs are legal and if it's legal for what this little company is doing.

Thanks,

Doug


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: : Dear M. Arthur Auslander;

: : Thank you for writing back.

: : Well, let me provide more detail:
: : The original artist in question is Victor Ostrovsky.
: : You can find his work here:
: : http://www.ostenart.com/

: : And recently I was on an auction-based web site selling general duplicates of his work on the web site. They were 90-95% copied. One of the other differences is that they are a lot smaller than the original.

: : I was wondering if people are allowed to copy others works, and whether or not it's legal to do so.

: : Thanks,

: : Doug

: :
: : _________________________________________________
: : : : Hello,

: : : : I was hoping someone can help me get an answer to a question I have and make sense of the finer points of the Copyright Act and laws.

: : : : If a person creates a painting, and is recognized as the artist of the picture, can someone else duplicate the picture by looking at it and resell it?

: : : : What if the duplicate is not an EXACT copy? What if it's changed in minute ways... let's say the duplicate is 90% - 95% of the original? And then is sold?

: : : : Is this legal?

: : : : Sometimes these dupes are called "After-Market" paintings? What are the legal ramifications? Are these painting legal?

: : : : Thanks,

: : : : Doug

: : : Dear Doug,
: : : There are factors to be concerned with also such as the copyright notice, copyright registration and the law of unfair compeition.

: : : M. Arthur Auslander
: : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909
: : : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463
: : : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com
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: Dear Mr. Ford,
: If size made the difference, the copyright law would be INEFFECTIVE.

: The copyright law also includes criminal liability. Fortunately it seems as if that is not that often invoked, unless there is overt counterfeiting.

: You may not be caught but if you are and are in court you are in trouble. You may get away lightly if it is a small operation and you are not a principal in the creation of the copies.

: M. Arthur Auslander
: Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909
: 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463
: 7185430266, aus@auslander.com
: ELAINE's Workshop®
: E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™
: Reality Check®
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