anyone a lawyer?, drawings of musicians? Options

[Terzin1]

hello 6gc! Ill just get into it... Im an artist and I love to draw. Recently ive been drawing pics of musicians of whom I like. My question is this. I draw these drawings from pictures most of the time I find on the net. If I try to sell these works am I infringing on anyones property? The drawings are my rendition for the most part so I would think not, but I really need to know. Here is a site to see my work and let you know what I mean. http://Terzini.imagekind.com/

[ILuvMyCelica95]

First of all I like your work.

Secondly, what i would do just to be safe is as the photographers permission to use there work.

I'm not positive on the laws as far as using a photo and making a drawing. You probably are fine but again to be safe why not just ask?

I think your technically only infringing on someones property if you try to say it is your own. Like if you said here is a drawing i did from a picture i took.

on the store that you have you can put a link to the original picture and say ""drawing inspired by (link)" that way if the photographer sees the site they can say oh i am getting credit this way.

This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: Aug 9, 2007 - 12:24 PM