[Archers] Images and Copyright and SCA

[Mike Durling]

There are lots of animal line art graphics on various sites that are 
free to use. A search for "free animal line art" brings up a lot of 
choices. These aren't necessarily realistic images but I've managed to 
make some serviceable targets with them.

In Service,

Leofric

Archery Marshal, Barony of Tir y Don

On 9/17/16 8:39 PM, jaynardone at comcast.net wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *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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