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<p>Ouch since this is a living person, I say it is a lawyer
question, esp without knowing how stylized and the nature of the
use.<br>
Satire or other literary ok uses.</p>
<p>We have used Paul Rapp for some similar artistic copyright
Issues.<br>
Paul Rapp <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:paul@paulrapp.com"><paul@paulrapp.com></a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://paulrapp.com/">https://paulrapp.com/</a></p>
<p>Stay-well Rich<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/2/2021 1:17 PM, Deborah Chandler
via Hidden-discuss wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Hi folks,</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Is someone here
knowledgeable about the legal right to use the likeness of a
public figure? In this case, it is Bill Gates, and the image
is a stylized high contrast black and white image of his face
that is recognizable as Gates. I am not up on these legal
issues lately, and I let my membership in the Graphic Artists
Guild lapse years ago. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">The situation is
this: The t-shirt printer is refusing to print this image on a
batch of t-shirts unless 1) we get permission from Bill Gates
and his people or 2) we use a different image that is already
in the public domain. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">This job needs to
get printed asap, and yes, we are looking for an alternative
printer who will not refuse to print the t-shirt as it stands,
while also trying to work this out with the current printer. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">I will forward the
image upon request. However, I think this is a broad-stroke
issue, not specific to the exact image we are using.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new
roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Thanks,</div>
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roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Deb</div>
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