If I use images from a video game to create a custom deck of cards for personal use, am I violating copyright in a way that can get back to me?
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If I use images from a video game to create a custom deck of cards for personal use, am I violating copyright in a way that can get back to me?
Asked on December 24, 2012 under Business Law, Oklahoma
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you would be violating copyright: those images would be copyrighted, and copyright means that no one may use those images--for any purpose, including personal use--without the permission of the copyright rights holder. Whether or not, as a practical matter, it would traceable to you may be unlikely; but legally, you would be in breach of copyright.
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