Is the LbNA map image I used copywrited? Is there a specific owner that
could be contacted for permission to use it if it were to go to the
Smithsonian or into a letterbox I plant?

Scoutdogs

> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 23:08:11 EST
> From: PNWEXPLR@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Copyrights, wasRe: My Smithsonian Stamp
>
> Okay, I'm jumping into the copyright discussion. I think we'd all agree
that
> when it comes to hiding stamps in the woods, copyright infringement is not
a
> problem. But as I understood the Smithsonian e-mail, it said they needed
> images that were original. If the stamp image is substantially altered
from
> the clip art (not just by adding other images around it), I think you'd be
> okay. But if the artist who created the clip art were to take a look at
> your stamp (perhaps on display at the Smithsonian) and say, "Hey! That's
my
> fox!"--then I'd say you shouldn't submit it.
>
> Just my opinion.
> Wild Woman