#there is legal precedent for sculptures based on photos and even tattoos based on cartoon characters
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"Copying a photo to near perfection in a painting is a valid and true display of skill and artistic merit"
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"Not every photo you find online is yours to be used as a stock photo however you want"
Are two takes that can and do exist together lol.
#as far as a painting being too different from a photo for it to count as an illegitimate copy#there is legal precedent for sculptures based on photos and even tattoos based on cartoon characters#being successfully deemed plagiarism in court despite being totally different mediums#whether or not you agree with that decision is up to you#but the fact that one is a photo and one is a painting doesnt automatically absolve it of copyright issues under American law#i wouldnt recommend going through the expensive process of sueing someone off of a painting they did based on a pet photo from your blog#personally i wouldnt do it#but the fact is people have lost that bid in the past
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