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A copyrighted photo taken from the web changed 100 percent from the original is this infringement of copyright laws There for in saying this is no longer the same picture as the original?
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∙ 14y ago
Technically yes it is. Because your edited photo required the original in order for you to make your derivation you would be guilty of infringement.
Now as a practical matter the scenario you lay out makes it impossible for you to get caught however we're talking about copyright law here, not practicalities :-)
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