Copyright Advice

The image is royalty free and therefore unlimited usage. Read the Licensing agreemnt on their website for the full story: http://www.istockphoto.com/license.php

Basically, as long as you aren't using reselling the photo in any way (on posters, etc.) you are within your rights to use the image.

[edit: and it sounds like you should definitely call them after reading what others have to say on this. What a sticky business!]

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to begin with.

if you used the image as a basis for a vector illustration but *don't* have the license, then there *are* copyright issues. there was a case about 10-12 years ago where an illustrator using corel draw used a photo as the basis for his vector illustration, which then won corel draw's contest ($250k prizes and cash). the stock house sued him and won.

if you have any doubts and want to be safe, just contact istockphoto and ask them.

Call iStock.

I just ran into this kind of issue last week regarding the usage of Canadian money in a brochure. Having worked with legal tender before in print, I knew to call The Bank of Canada and The Canadian Mint before getting too far into the design. I needed to obtain permission from these two institutions; re: intellectual property rights, and pay The Canadian Mint a fee of $350 for a one-time usage and limited print run.

When I called iStock on this, asking them how they could be selling images of money under the banner of "Royalty Free", they told me that the Canadian Mint and Bank of Canada did have final say, overruling any sense of ownership they had on them. I then commented on their Royalty Free usage disclaimer and asked how could they sell an image that they had no right to sell. The representative then went on to tell me that they are constantly learning the legal ropes and that this is stated in the fine print.

Had I not, years ago, known about the legal issues surrounding the use of money in print, I could have landed myself and my client in some pretty hot water with The Canadian Mint and The Bank of Canada. You're smart to look into this prior to erecting that billboard.

ttfn!
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