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    Jul 24, 2012, 11:12 AM
    Copyright laws.
    I'm in a band, and I'd like to use a celebrity image on one of our T shirts. I've done a lot of research and some will say that you can't use a copyrighted image unless you have permission, while others will say if you change a certain percentage of the image, it falls under fair use.

    If anyone has further information about copyright loopholes, I'd greatly appreciate your input.

    Thank you.
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    Jul 24, 2012, 11:21 AM
    You can not for example use a photo of Justin Beaver in your advertising, without their permission or licencing. Same with major sports team info and almost anything else.
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    Jul 24, 2012, 11:27 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck View Post
    You can not for example use a photo of Justin Beaver in your advertising, without their permission or licencing. Same with major sports team info and almost anything else.
    I want to use an image of danny zuko from grease on a T shirt. Does is not matter how much it's altered?
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    Jul 24, 2012, 11:37 AM
    Altering it can even be another issue, but if you made perhaps a cartoon or a drawing, where the features are changed not to really look like them, ( but then it would not look like them)

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