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Originally Posted by ARCuhTEK
I suppose I should ask the OP's permission to vectorize his artwork before I go offering the vector version to anyone. SO I will retract that until further discussions can occur.... snipp
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Kevin - Great description of bitmap vs. vector art...
Couple of things - Any discussion with the OP on the artwork should include where he got it from - unless he has personally put the car in a photo studio to shoot that picture, or has explicit permission from the person who did put the car in the studio and shot the picture, then it is not his to give out, distribute or post to the Cayman Club... and, any so-called "derivative work" made from it will also violate copyright laws. Also, if someone uses your vectorized art derived from the picture, they could be liable not only to the original photographer, but also to Porsche AG for violating copyright in the form of what's called "trade dress" meaning the actual copyrighted shape of the car, in this instance.
When I made the Cayman Register logo, I used a profile-picture of the car and made my own tracing of the car in Illustrator, which had to be approved by
PCA, PCNA, and Porsche AG... I had to purposely make the silhouette less detail specific in order to pass their scrutiny because of the "trade dress" issues.
Be very careful - PAG is quite vigilant in their copyright enforcement these days.
brad