[Archers] Images and Copyright and SCA

[jaynardone at comcast.net]

Yep you need to be very cautious and if I am using someone else's art work, I always write them first. I explain to them that I am simply making an archery target to be used in a shoot and explain what the SCA is. I also explain there is no money to be made from it and it is purely for the shoot. Some are very amused and say yes and I have had a few that simply said no. But I always try to ask. Today I know something as simply as a "registered" symbol is enough to protect the artwork. 

In Service, 

Janyn 


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From: "Rick Ferrell" <marylandgreenman at gmail.com> 
To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org 
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 8:32:28 PM 
Subject: [Archers] Images and Copyright and SCA 

So I was surfing the Internet for images in connection with some targets I am working on for an event when I discovered something that I suppose I should have known for decades: copyright infringement legalities. 

I had thought for DECADES (at least two anyway) that private use was fine and that Copyright statutes only applied if you tried to re-use an image to make profit or if you plagiarized it by claiming it at your own. 

I did a very depressing read of various attorney's posts on the subject and it turns out that even just right-click/Save As, even for personal use, can often be a violation of Federal law! 

Are any of my fellow archers legal minds? I would welcome any ideas on this count. Suddenly my nice fancy targets will have to be drawn by hand (which is admittedly charming if the artist is good enough...but mine will likely be pretty comical since I can't draw animals to save my life). Perhaps I can slide by with drawing heraldic beasties since they are easier than lifelike ones (which is what I'd had in mind) but still, I welcome input from all. 

Keep'em flying! 

Rycherd of Caistron 

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