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Here's a question... if you make a tracing of a design then use the tracing to digitize is it still considered from the original picture or art work? I wanted the Chinese character for wealth so traced the character from a Chinese information web site. What do you think?
Thanks all, Dolly
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justonlyme
03 Jun 2012
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I personally don't think that would be a huge problem, because the Chinese character is somewhat akin to us writing a word in our language. But that is my own opinion.
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Thanks so I'll just wait for a few more comments.
I don't think it would be any more than tracing a letter from our alpha and digitizing it..you are going to be doing the digitizing so you are not stealing..it's just a word--like in our vocabulary. I say you are ok--go for it!
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Dolly, I do think it is like our alphabet, and there are quite a few sites that have the symbols for sale.
hugs Helen
hugs Helen
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Thanks Helen but I was looking for a freebie and got the idea to just trace the symbol then scan it and save as a .jpg! this is why I asked the question.
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I think you are fine. It is not like a picture, it is words! LLDS!
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I sure hope so he he, Thanks!
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That is a very interesting ?? Do the Chinese characters have diferent fonts the way we do? I somehow don't think so. I would say it's just fine to use it.
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I don't know about 'typed' fonts but most lettering is done in calligraphy style so that each person has their own penmanship. Thanks!
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I think you would be ok to do that, no matter where you got the character. No different than tracing any of the alphabet from any language. Alphabets and words can't be copyrighted. Go for it and we want to see the project you put it on.
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Will do and THANK you!!
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Dolly I agree with the others, it is an alphabet. I would do it. Hugs Yvonne
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Thanks Yvonne, so under Orignal Art Work I would write freehand??
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