Yes but for every asshole, there are probably 5 people who will allow you to use the image for free. Just ask.
Here are some solid reasons why you should approach the owners of the image: 1. If this is an academic publication, you absolutely need to get the artists' permission to use the image, otherwise it falls under plagiarism. 2. If you get the image from the artist or their distributor the image will be of much higher quality than from a screen grab 3. If the artist or distributor does charge a fee, it likely won't be exhorbitant. In Canada, the organizations CARFAC and CARCC set fee schedules as guidelines for the cost of licensing to reproduce images... and the fees vary depending on what you're doing with them (i.e. type of publication, whether it's for sale or not, print run, etc.) You can find the list of their fee schedule here: http://www.carcc.ca/fee_schedule_2015_2_reproduction.html 4. Integrity: Getting an artist's permission to reproduce their image is a good thing to do if you are using it to talk about their work or to illustrate something. Don't steal it or plagiarize. On 2015-10-01, at 7:40 AM, marilyn brakhage wrote: > Well -- yes. That's probably true too. > > Marilyn > > > On 30-Sep-15, at 8:58 PM, Chuck Kleinhans wrote: > >> However, you don’t have to spend much time in the experimental film >> community to run into artists who have a vastly inflated opinion of >> themselves, incredible insecurities, and just plain nuttiness. They may >> never answer you, insist on reviewing everything you are saying about them >> for pre-approval, or want to gouge you. > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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