Vw camper van artwork

[JOSI74]

good evening all, i am after some VW camper van designs, been on the web but they do not come out very good,any ideas thank you

[mrs maggot]

be very very very careful with VW images, they will get you to court quicker than anything esp if you have the VW logo on the bonnet. they are one of the most protective companies around, and are often to be found at the VW festivals

[Justin]

Are you looking more for designs to go onto the VW rather than images of a VW?

[JOSI74]

Hi both really any ideas. also where does everyone get there artwork from i.e. pop stars, cartoons etc

[mrs maggot]

are you looking to sell licenced artwork ?? or just the ebay/quick sell band waggon - as discussed on here frequently ? using pop stars and licenced cartoon images without permission - will if caught get you in a lot of hot water

[Paul]

as mrs maggot said. if you want to sell cartoons haracters etc go to this link and they will provide you with artwork etc.

[mrs maggot]

i will clarify as much as i know all though others on here know far more than me, you cannot print an image onto something that you dont own the rights to - even if you took a photo of say Elton John in the street - you dont own the right to that image for commercial purposes - Elton John does, whilst you might put the photo in your album, or even on facebook - you cannot use that photo for commercial gain - there must be a way round that when people sell the photo to newspapers but like i say i dont know everything.

there are people who use images they are not allowed to on their goods on auction sites and alike - they know the risks in general, and if you have a read of a few of the posts here, you will see that people have been taken to court and fined for it.

So if you have just bought your equipment with the hope of putting VW & cartoon characters on it, then you will need to think of a different venture.

[JOSI74]

thank you for all your comments, after alot of thinking i have gone down the route of having my own licence to produce VW other types of vehicles trucks etc pop stars and cartoon images, so now i can manufacture sell and advertise all of these items and not get into any trouble, its going really well. it was worth the money

[Matt Quinn]

- even if you took a photo of say Elton John in the street - you dont own the right to that image for commercial purposes - Elton John does,

- Actually, if it was in the street you could. It's a public place with no reasonable expectation of privacy.

If you were at a concert, festival, book-signing or whatever that took place on privately owned ground (even though the public are freely admitted) it's a different kettle of fish as 'no comercial photography' is likely to be a condition of entry. - You could be sued for breach of contract. Although you still own the photograph!

As for a one-stop 'catch all' licence - Never heard of such a thing in 32 years working in the media! Packages of images CAN be bought as can group licences for certain things! - Be aware that people have got into serious trouble using 'licenced' material that wasn't properly structured.

- Just because one person re-produced a (say) 'VW logo themselves and owns the copyright to THAT version DOESN'T give them the right to sell-on a licence to use it! - The reason being that their own version was in itself an infringement and it creates a new infringment every time it is reproduced.

I've seen discs of so-called 'copyright free' (there is NO SUCH THING as copyright free!) images that supposedly contain various images that I know for a fact should be licenced - Invariably these seem to be reproductions which are in themselves illegal.

[John G]

[so now i can manufacture sell and advertise all of these items and not get into any trouble, its going really well. it was worth the money /QUOTE]

It will be going well until the letter from VW lands on the doorstep, :biggrin: that is unless you have contacted VW directly, and bought a licence off them. This would be many many thousands and I would think need a solicitor to set it all up making selling printed mugs unfeasible.

As Matt said, these discs saying royalty free are in fact a load of rubbish.:biggrin: good luck