Copyright question.

[Sparkey]

I saw this picture on Facebook. Would it be OK to print and cut this.

[Sparkey]

For the record I found 10.

[Travis]

Pretty neat picture.  You can print and cut it for yourself.  But you wouldn't be able to post the pattern on SSV since it's not your design.  

[New Guy]

Found 10 also.

[Lucky2]

It should be fine to print and cut, you can find this one and many more like it by doing a google search.

Len

[Scrappile]

I printed it a week or so ago.  Now I have helicopters buzzing over my house.  Couple big black SUVs with real dark tinted windows sitting out side.  I don't know what's going on......

[wombatie]

That is one I would also love to cut.  I also found 10.

 

Marg

[Sparkey]

Sounds like you forgot to put on your tin foil hat.

[amazingkevin]

I printed it a week or so ago.  Now I have helicopters buzzing over my house.  Couple big black SUVs with real dark tinted windows sitting out side.  I don't know what's going on......

I would call F.B.I and ask for an escort,lol

[JustLarry]

I believe that is the National Leaders Tree illusion.  Information shows it was drawn in 1880s by unknown artist for Harper's.

 

One can do a search for National Leaders Tree for more information and solutions.

 

Larry

Edited February 25, 2016 by JustLarry

[MrsN]

isn't there a scroll saw pattern of something similar to this? like an old man's face in the tree?

I would love to see what you do with the picture.

[Travis]

 

I believe that is the National Leaders Tree illusion.  Information shows it was drawn in 1880s by unknown artist for Harper's.

 

One can do a search for National Leaders Tree for more information and solutions.

 

Larry

 

 

If the image is that old, I'd imagine it's in the public domain by now.

[Around the corner]

I see 11 faces

[zimmerstutzen]

Nearly everything before 1930 is in the public domain.    I actually looked it up with the US copyright office.  However, because congress changed the time periods and renewabilty some things from the 1940's and 1950's and even 1960's might be in the public domain, if the copyright was not renewed.  The problem is the difficulty in looking up the renewals.  Even many publishers do not know if they renewed their copyrights.  

 

I used a 1944 Magazine cover for a Christmas card two years ago. I sold about 300 of the cards.   I got a letter from the magazine's attorneys about it.  I checked with the copyright office and no renewal could be found and so the magazine cover was probably in the public domain.    I called the attorney's office and pointed out that to still be copyrighted, they would have had to file a renewal 25 yrs ago.  I will give them $100 for a copy of the renewal.  Never heard back from them.  

 

However, some crafty publishers will republish old engravings etc, but they make a few changes to the original.  Changes that could be picked out if someone just copies their "republished" copy.  They can copyright those minor changes.  Map publishers do a similar thing to catch copy thieves.  There is an ADC map of my county that shows a small pond on top the hill in the middle of the hay field.  I checked aerial photos back to the 1930's.  Never been a pond there. Talked to a guy at the company who explained that such things are incorporated in their maps to catch copyright infringement. 

 

I have also copied old pictures out of the original 1880's magazines for use.   I pick up the magazines at flea markets and yard sales just for the pictures.   A little edit work is required to wash out the yellow brown oxidized paper color, but it is not that hard.