Printing copyrighted images???

fe1ready

Hi I wanted to print these pictures up, they're old North Korean Propaganda posters from the 1950's. But I was just wondering is it illegal for me to take them and have them printed up as posters for personal, home use?

If I took them into Reads for example would they say 'no'.

johanz

I don't see why they would. Propoganda images aren't even copyrighted like that, are they?

GSV

No printer would refuse to print one-offs of either of those for private use.

A printer would only get nervous if you said you were going to plaster some town with them.
Then he might ask you if you had permision to use the images but as these are obviously
not promotional posters of U2 or boyzone he probably wouldn't be bothered.

What are the chances that the north Korean government is going to sue a Irish printer?
They're much more likely to send in the Ninja national promotional material misuse by unglorious alien retribution squad.

fe1ready

went down to reads and they printed them up no probs. Super cheap too.

GSV

Nice one! Job done.
Can I ask you what appeals to you about those images that would make you want to put them on your walls?

I recently had a framed picture made of a girl I knew many years ago(black & white) she wasn't a girlfriend or anything, I just liked the photo.
It's just head and shoulders. It was supposed to be a serious shot for a student card or something but I was making her laugh from out of shot.
I love it. It makes me smile whenever I look at it.

deathana

Don't worry about it. I have a friend who printed out lots of old-skool propaganda posters for his own use. He just likes collecting em. No harm, really

The same question as GSV popped up in my mind though, when I saw this post. May I ask what appeals to you about those North Korean propaganda posters? Very interesting subject

fe1ready

The appeal is that some of them are just hilariously ironic, the upper echelon of extreme propaganda. Encouraging their citizens to crush the U.S while greeting Bill Clinton like a rock star. Also, its this hermit country that people know very little about in comparative terms.

There's one that looks like a hospital style porn (sexy nurse) but when translated its just reminding farmers to get their cattle vaccinated.

I like the vibrant colours mostly.

And yes, I appreciate that it has committed and continues to commit some of the worst breaches of human rights.

I have some from other countries, mostly from the 1940's-1970's



This one promotes conservation of electricity but hardly anyone in North Korea has any (see below)