: Is creating a vector image from a photograph breaking any copyright law? Is creating a vector image from a photograph breaking any copyright law? I've created a new vector image from a low

@Sue6373160

In my opinion, yes you are breaching the owners copyright protection because the image you have produced is instantly recognisable as a copy of the original. My rule of thumb regarding copyright is to always seek permission first and if you cannot do that, then you look for something else. There are thousands of royalty free clipart sites that would provide an alternative black and white vehicle image for you to use.

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@Hamm6457569

Yes, you will be infringing copyright unless you obtain permission from Delahaye, who created the design.

When you need to determine the provenance of an image, you can very often do it almost instantly by using the free Tineye image search service. That's how I found both the Pinterest image and the one other image online, using what you posted.

Tineye is a tool I highly recommend. It's enabled me to find and license specific images when a client has asked for one, or to persuade the client to use something else when it turned out that the one they wanted was rights-managed and would cost over ,000 for the use they wanted.

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@Murray976

We are not lawyers here, but it is a derivative work. Which is a copyright issue if you do not have permission.

All one needs do is review the Obama Hope poster and Shepherd Fairey's case. You might also want to review the penalties he suffered.



Nothing in this answer should be considered legal advice and no attorney-client relationship has been established.

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