Clip art copyright yet again - for use in logos

[Roberto]

I have read through all the Q & A's on clip art copyright but I'm not sure
what applies in my situation. I would like to know whether I can use clip art
as part of a logo I am designing for our church to use. I note that I can use
clip art in church brochures, but there is a restriction on the use of clip
art for logos for business use. So which would apply in my case - am I
allowed to use clip art to create a church logo or not? Many thanks.

[John Inzer]

Post by Roberto
I have read through all the Q & A's on clip art copyright but I'm not
sure what applies in my situation. I would like to know whether I can
use clip art as part of a logo I am designing for our church to use.
I note that I can use clip art in church brochures, but there is a
restriction on the use of clip art for logos for business use. So
which would apply in my case - am I allowed to use clip art to create
a church logo or not? Many thanks.

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We cannot give you permission nor can we
give legal advice...all we can really do is point
you to the info provided by Microsoft.

However...in my personal opinion...if the final
product is not being mass produced for retail
sale I cannot see that it would even be an issue.

Read the "How you can use it" section of the
following webpage:
http://tinyurl.com/24f9l7
or...
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/HA102019231033.aspx?pid=CH010963491033

Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/permissions//default.mspx

Here's an excerpt from the MS Publisher 2007
License:

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Media Elements and Templates. You may copy
and use images, clip art, animations, sounds, music,
shapes, video clips and templates provided with the
software and identified for such use in documents
and projects that you create. You may distribute those
documents and projects non-commercially. If you
wish to use these media elements or templates for
any other purpose, go to www.microsoft.com/permission
to learn whether that use is allowed.
====
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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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