copy rights

[kardar2]

Hello,

I received news letter Via Email and I was reading about copy rights which reminded me to ask this question:

I bought a a over size pattern of the Marine Corps emblem from wildwood So I went to Kinko's to make a copy but the gal there would not make a copy because of it's copy rights. I looked to see if there was notices about coping but there was none. So would I have to get a letter from the Marines or wildwood ? the reason is I have A few Marines in my Family. thanks

[FD Mike]

Kinko had a lawsuit once and had to pay a lot of money. You can ask Wildwood for permissen.

Email me and I might be of some other help.

 

Mike

[yost69]

I thought in the united states that military insignias were public domain. I will do a little digging and see what i can turn up.

[Travis]

Military designs are public domain, I believe. Since government is a public institution, much of their imagery is in the public domain (Library of Congress, Nasa, Fish & Wildlife, etc). I'm sure the clerk was being overcautious. Most of the time, they'll just show you how to use the copy machines and make you do the actual copying. I'd just use a self-serve machine at Kinko's, the Library, or even the Grocery Store.

[yost69]

I did some page turning and came up with all us military insignias that are created by the us government are copyright free or public domain as it is called.

 

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commo ... y_Insignia

 

On that note, I turned up some interesting info about the new air force and new army logos being copyrighted. But I can not find any information to back that up.

 

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 851AAN80VH

 

 

This doesn't pertain to what you are trying to do but what I read states that "However be care full on how you use them. If you use them in a manner that someone MAY even think reflects you are trying to make something look official, you can be subject to penalties"

 

So basicly, if the logo was made by the government for government use it is public domain. If on the other hand it was made by a company or private person for government use, even with federal funding, it may be copyrighted.

 

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/c ... omain.html

 

Ben

 

Geez my head hurts.

[kardar2]

Military designs are public domain, I believe. Since government is a public institution, much of their imagery is in the public domain (Library of Congress, Nasa, Fish & Wildlife, etc). I'm sure the clerk was being overcautious. Most of the time, they'll just show you how to use the copy machines and make you do the actual copying. I'd just use a self-serve machine at Kinko's, the Library, or even the Grocery Store.

 

The picture is 10x13

[kardar2]

Military designs are public domain, I believe. Since government is a public institution, much of their imagery is in the public domain (Library of Congress, Nasa, Fish & Wildlife, etc). I'm sure the clerk was being overcautious. Most of the time, they'll just show you how to use the copy machines and make you do the actual copying. I'd just use a self-serve machine at Kinko's, the Library, or even the Grocery Store.

 

The picture is 10x13

Library ? I will see if they have a big copier Thanks to you all

[Travis]

Most copiers will only do standard size paper. Usually what I do is copy the pattern in segments, then tape them together while holding them up to the window for alignment. Then I trim the excess paper away before mounting to the wood. It works pretty good for me.

[c_lang]

You could also use a program to section them. There are some free ones out there or use the one I do for patterns like that, it's "rapid resizer". It works really well, you can also resize patterns pretty easy also, either making them bigger or smaller than the original.

[kardar2]

You could also use a program to section them. There are some free ones out there or use the one I do for patterns like that, it's "rapid resizer". It works really well, you can also resize patterns pretty easy also, either making them bigger or smaller than the original.

 

Can you explain a little more on this and how it works Thanks

[c_lang]

Do a search in google or other search engine for "rapid resizer". It's a program you can use to change sizes of patterns. Also you could do a search for something like "poster making software" and you'll find some free proggies.

[Travis]

These programs will require a digital copy of your pattern too (usually in JPG format). So you'll ether have to download them, or have them scanned into a digital file. You can find Rapid Resizer here. You may also want to check out this tutorial on how to print over-sized patterns with Inkscape (free).

[kardar2]

Thanks