Help with non-book issue

[Carole]

Alex's Art

Carver's Collection

[D.J.]

Oooh Carver's Collection. I like that one. It implies you own stuff rather than you created it. I think that's sound.

[Carole]

I love alliterations.

[Angel]

Yeah, Carver's Collection sounds good. I don't have anything better.
Congrats.

[Dale]

Go with it. I certainly can't think of anything better. (Good job, Carole!)

[Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger)]

Alex,
Carver's Collection has my vote, too... though I guess you don't really need it. Good luck and hugs, Sam

[Christine]

Late to the party - but I like Carver's Collection.
Great site! Can't wait to see your store.

[Carole]

Quality images for that special project

Can you picture this?

Be an original

Create something with the Carver's touch

If it's a Carver, it's unique

[Carole]

Nah- it's what I do all day- It's just takes practice. I have an active bullsh** barometer.

[Anna]

I'm probably last at the party! Great idea and I like Carver's Collection.

I look forward to hearing more later.

[Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger)]

We'll be here for you, Alex! Hugs

[Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger)]

Congratulations, Alex! Good luck! Huge Hugs!!

[Carole]

Love that picture.

[Carole]

I hope you make millions of them!

[Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger)]

Awesome, Alex! So glad this is working out for you! Hugs!!

[Judy]

Alex wrote: "Hi everyone, I realise that this is not strictly speaking book-related, though I hope it will be if things work out, but I have recently discovered www.zazzle.com thanks to a couple of authors I fo..."

sounds great, Alex, would you print cards with our photos?

[C.L.]

Ooh, we could make fan merchandise with this too, couldn't we?

[C.L.]

Alex wrote: "C.L. wrote: "Ooh, we could make fan merchandise with this too, couldn't we?"

You can, but make sure to check with the person who designed your covers before doing anything.

I checked with mine a..."

That's odd. I mean, you sell your books with those same pictures on them. Most creative licenses are either for resale or not. If your cover designer purchased the correct licenses you should be able to sell things (including books) with those images shouldn't you?

[Dale]

It depends on your agreement with the illustrator. Even if they used public domain or licensed images (as opposed to creating the artwork themselves), they may still have some rights to the whole composition.

Your agreement may stipulate that the illustrator is performing a "work for hire," in which case you pay them for the work and you are then free to use it as you see fit. But if not, they may retain rights to the work. If so, you may then need their permission to use it in ways other than those specified in your agreement. There can even be payments due for other uses, or royalties due based on sales. It all depends on how the agreement is written.

Of course, this all assumes that a written agreement exists in the first place. If not, I have no idea what would happen in the case of a dispute. I do know that in the U.S., copyright registration of a work involving elements that were made as a work for hire requires a written agreement specifying such, otherwise it's not a work for hire. But they also don't require a copy of the agreement. They just take your word for it. If a dispute ended up in court, you'd probably have to produce the agreement in order to support a claim that the work was a work made for hire.