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Are copies of paintings by Monet and Van Gogh in the public domain or must a fee be paid to their estates if the image is applied to products (e.g. mugs) and sold. Thank you. XXXXXXXX XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX

Submitted: 140 days and 10 hours ago.

Category: Intellectual Property Law

Value: $15

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

State/Country relating to question: California

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The answer will depend on (a) where the works were first published and (b) exactly when. Here's a website that has a chart with all the relevant rules. I assume these works were published abroad, so use that section of the chart, and then check dates for each specific work.

http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm

Good luck.

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