As I understand it, and I may be wrong:
I don't think you need to worry about voilating any copyright laws
when you make a stamp since it's for (essentially) private use. If
you were to make an image and then use that image on note cards,
T-shirts, or watches, or anything that you sell or somehow make a
profit from, then you might have a problem. If you were to take
someone elses image and take credit for it, then there would be a
copyright problem. For example, if I were to say "I made this drawing
of Gregory Peck from my "memory" when it is obviously from a movie
photo, then I would be violating the law. Now if I were to say I made
the drawing from a particular photo in honor of Gregory Peck because
he was one of my favorite actors, well then that is different.
Just my 2,
catbead

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Delirium
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I was just about to start carving a series of boxes based off of one
of my favorite movies, but before I did, I wanted to ask you all how
much you take copyright laws into consideration when carving. I know
this sport isn't for any sort of profit, and aside from the occasional
park entry fee, there's no money exchanged, but how much do you worry
about copyrights?
>
> Basically, I would rather not have the interpol police (or whoever
it is that sponsors that scary red screen at the start of all my
movies) busting down my door and waking the baby.
>
> Hopefully not inspiring paranoia,
> Delirium (true to her trail name)
>
>
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