The playing card

[GreenApple]

Does anyone know if the images on Jacks, Queens, Kings copyrighted and belonged to The Playing Card company? I've seen so many poker games with the exact same images.

1.) If so, does that mean you have to have permission from them to use? Probably pay a fee?

2.) Since poker cards are so common, are there any high quality ones that can be purchased? Preferably vector-based so I can re-size them easily.



Thanks

[tfowers]

I know that normal playing cards are in the public domain, you just need to find a source for art:

http://david.bellot.free.fr/svg-cards/

Companies like Hoyle only have copyrights on their Ace of Spade and Joker art.

Here is a set I made based off a public set. I made some gel-style symbols:

http://www.gabob.com/playing_cards_gabob.zip

Feel free to use them.

[GreenApple]

I know that normal playing cards are in the public domain, you just need to find a source for art:

http://david.bellot.free.fr/svg-cards/

Awesome! Thanks.

Just curious, did The Playing Card company designed those Jacks, Queen, and Kings arts? Or they released them to the public domain? Or maybe some other company design long before?

[Acord]

The art is often copyrighted - especially if stylized, but playing cards themselves are a public domain design.

[Ciardhubh]

Playing cards have been around for many centuries. Copyright is a time-limited right. So you could try and get your hands on some old playing cards that are no longer protected. Depending on your country and time of publication that's usually around 50-100 years after publication or death of the artist.

So, if you can get your hands on a 1800s card set, you'd be fine (that is, I know of no country where copyright extends so far back).

[GreenApple]

Playing cards have been around for many centuries. Copyright is a time-limited right. So you could try and get your hands on some old playing cards that are no longer protected. Depending on your country and time of publication that's usually around 50-100 years after publication or death of the artist.

So, if you can get your hands on a 1800s card set, you'd be fine (that is, I know of no country where copyright extends so far back).

So, that says, the Jacks, Queens, Kings art currently on by The Playing Card Company is copyrighted? You know, those poker cards that used by the real Casino.

I saw games with the exact same (J,Q,K) images as those pokers produced by The Playing Card Company.

[goodsol]

I think there is some confusion in this thread.

The concept of playing cards cannot be copyrighted - that is, you can make up your own playing cards without any copyright problems.

However, any individual, specific design of a playing card is and will be copyrighted. It does not matter what card it is, it is copyrighted. Any artwork you find of a playing card will be copyrighted, unless it has been put into the public domain or the copyright has expired.

If you copy any card from a deck or from some online source, if the original copyright owner finds out about it they can get you for a copyright violation.

That said, there are plenty of card designs that are in the public domain, you just have to search for them.

[GreenApple]

Look at the Jack, Queen, King below. They are copyrighted, correct?

If I want Jack, Queen, King in a poker game, the images must be slightly different?


Note: Found it on google. The image is not taken by me.

[Acord]

Those are most likely stylized enough to be copyrighted - if the design was made recently. If it's old, it's not much of an issue.

This set, for example, is from around 1900:
http://www.wopc.co.uk/spain/escarchados.html

So - a public domain set would be something with an expired copyright.

[GreenApple]

Those are most likely stylized enough to be copyrighted - if the design was made recently. If it's old, it's not much of an issue.

This set, for example, is from around 1900:
http://www.wopc.co.uk/spain/escarchados.html

So - a public domain set would be something with an expired copyright.

Those actually look unique, and very nice.