Copyright Aid

Excellent thanks.

Two further questions!
If I want to use a photo of say Marilyn Monroe as a source for a painting this would be difficult or expensive. But I have seen some stock photo websites selling licenses for photos of stamps with her image on them (both in the UK and US). Now ignoring the ...

I am in the UK. Thanks for your very comprehensive answer.
So if I have a photo of an American actor and sell a painting of the photo in the UK is it only the UK law that applies?

Hi,

I have had similar questions to the above - and further to this I have heard that if I photograph a famous person and then produce a painting based on that photo, I then cannot sell the painting because of the 'Right of Publicity' that protects the celebrity's likeness!

Is this true?

Thanks ...