Website: http://jeremycowart.com/
A month or so ago at Photoshop World in Atlanta, Jeremy Cowart was a presenter. In this class he described his technique of creating time-lapse videos of himself creating composite art pieces which he is selling for his charity. Part of that process involved Jeremy showing himself going to Google Image Search and using images taken by others as layers in the final composite piece. When questioned during his class about the legalities regarding copyright infringement by doing this, Jeremy allegedly said that it didn’t apply because he isn’t making money off of the pieces. This information is wrong. If you want to read the laws about derivative works, read here. Essentially if you are using images that are copyright to the original owner to create a new piece of work you must have permission from the original copyright holder. While I admire what Jeremy does for his charities, I don’t admire his method of creating the work and then teaching other creatives at a conference this method of obtaining images for composite work.
Deep Dark Blackness piece for sale here (1:46 – 3:22 is sourcing of the below images)
Original source Bernie Madoff
Original source Catholic Priest
Unknown original source Sharks
Original source Rebecca Black (still from her Friday video)
Original source Michael Vick
Original source Mel Gibson mugshot
Unknown original source Bin Laden
Original source Lindsey Lohan mugshot
Original source Darth Vader
Unknown original source Ted Haggard
Unknown original source Jeffrey Dahmer
Original source Hitler
Original source Voldemort (still from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
Original source Charlie Sheen
Original source Lotso
Original source KKK
