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Lminto
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I want to put my painted image of Tolkien, a copy of his signature and a quote on ceramics to sell. Would this infringe any copy write?
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Hi Lminto,

The signature and quote shouldn't pose any problems because they fall within the section 30(1ZA) exception for the purpose of quotation. I think you can rely on the second part of subsection 1ZA(d) not to provide a credit because it would be impractical in the circumstances.

However I would be concerned about the source of your painted image of Tolkien. Did you copy it from a photograph or similar source? If so, you would need to get permission from the photographer to use your adapted version, unless your painting is utterly different. By different I mean a different angle of view, a different facial expression or features being highlighted, and not just, say, a colour rendering of a black and white photograph.

I hope this answers your question.
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That information is very useful to me, and answers my query perfectly. Thank you so much.
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