1919 Motorcycle Patent Red
by Nikki Marie Smith
Title
1919 Motorcycle Patent Red
Artist
Nikki Marie Smith
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art
Description
This artwork series is based upon vintage US patent drawings of motorcycles, in this case, a 1919 patent by Adam Ziska, Jr. It is perfect artwork for any lover of the open road or Harley-Davidson fan! Collect the whole series, from vintage 1920's motorcycles to modern concept bikes. (Also available in a vintage paper style.)
Copyright 2012 by Nikki Smith of BookSmithStudio.com; All Rights Reserved. Includes US Patent Office source material for main figure(s). You can see more of Nikki Smith's artwork on her website, http://BookSmithStudio.com or purchase fine art prints at http://nikkimarie-smith.artistwebsites.com
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August 25th, 2014
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Dave Jones
Hi Nikki I enjoy your collections! I noticed that these patent drawings are copyrighted..could you please comment on what makes an image in the public domain copyrighted..? I've seen this bike all over the place, as you might imagine. =) I thought things had to be changed substantially..where these are exactly the same patent drawings (with text moved and background added). I do some watercolor sketches inspired by other public domain works and am sort of confused on this issue and want to stay in the proper legal lane. I wish the details about this topic was more definitive.. Thank you for any thoughts you have on the topic. =) D.J.
Nikki Marie Smith replied:
Yes, my artwork is indeed copyrighted to me. I would suggest reading up on copyright laws and derivative works. While you are at it, research Personality rights/right of publicity. And recall that just because an image is listed as public domain somewhere on the Internet, it may not actually be in the public domain if someone other than the artist/photographer has uploaded and mis-labeled it. There are some great conversations in the "Community > Discussions" tab on these issues. Of course, most artists aren't lawyers (there are a lot of misconceptions out there), so any legal advice should be taken with a grain of salt and backed up by your own research or a conversation with a lawyer specializing in copyright law. Good luck!
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