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SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Just recently, I had a customer bring in a Thomas Kincade Canvas. The canvas was a bit of an oddity. It didn't look like canvas, but kinda did. It was a square print, not a size that I recognized as being Thomas Kincade. It also had a very pastel or faded look to it. The canvas was not stretched.
During the course of conversation, I learned that it had been printed off the internet on a friends computer and given to her for Christmas. Big Red Flags. At that point, I had a pretty good idea she wasn't going to pay much for framing; and I really didn't want to do any free framing. I also felt uncomfortable knowing it was bootleg. I upped the price enough so that she would take her bootleg and go.
Now, my question is...... could I get in trouble with copyrights if I were to frame something like that and I do it knowingly?
During the course of conversation, I learned that it had been printed off the internet on a friends computer and given to her for Christmas. Big Red Flags. At that point, I had a pretty good idea she wasn't going to pay much for framing; and I really didn't want to do any free framing. I also felt uncomfortable knowing it was bootleg. I upped the price enough so that she would take her bootleg and go.
Now, my question is...... could I get in trouble with copyrights if I were to frame something like that and I do it knowingly?