DaVinci and Copyright?

[TroyK]

I'm planning on using some of DaVinci's sketches as the artwork for my album (the concept is paradigm shifts). I was wondering if I am allowed to do this or if his sketches are copryrighted. I know music can be used freely once the artist has been dead for X amount of years but is artwork the same?

-Troy

[BlueStrat]

I'm pretty sure after 500 years, it's in the public domain.

[TroyK]

Thats what I was thinking. Cheers

[TroyK]

I found something concrete anyway:

 

"In the United States, Australia and the European Union the copyright term equals the life of the artist plus 70 years."

[Congoman]

 

I found something concrete anyway: "In the United States, Australia and the European Union the copyright term equals the life of the artist plus 70 years."

 

 

Let's see - Leonardo died in 1519...yep, you're good!

[guitarrorist]

I could be wrong, but isn't the photograph of the sketch subject to copyright? You would probably want to make sure that the photograph is in public domain if so.

[kurfu]

 

I could be wrong, but isn't the photograph of the sketch subject to copyright? You would probably want to make sure that the photograph is in public domain if so.

 

 

 

I was thinking the same thing... He would have to go take his own photograph of one of the paintings....