Monday, January 1, 2018

Under the U.S.'s Copyright Law, is it an act of copyright infringement if we changed the color of another artist's image to black and white?


Under the U.S.'s Copyright Law, would it be an act of copyright infringement if we were to change the color of another artist's image to black and white?


The answer to this question is provided below by Scott. For further information, please check out graphicsman post, which is also provided below.


This question was asked to make it clear for those who may think that by changing the color or the size of another artist's work, you did not violate the U.S Copyright Law, which is not true.


Instead of trying to manipulate another artist's image to entitle ourselves as the "original" owner, the right and proper action is to request the permission to use it.



Answer



Yes. It's a derivative work and is infringement assuming the original has all rights reserved.


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