So I own a business that will soon start developing mobile apps for platforms such as the iPad. I am wondering if I can legally make a vector graphic of other companies products such as the iPad to put a photo of my application on. I will acquire an Apple Developer account and get the app(s) approved before I publish the graphics. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.
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In general, no it is not okay. There have been several topics here covering this: What is the copyright of fanart? Who is the rightful copyright holder of images to Windows components? Is vectorizing an image copyright theft if the image is not CC/Public domain? Is it OK to include a stylized reproduction of a copyrighted painting in a design? |
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Apple provide images of their devices that can be used for marketing purposes. They can all be found here (requires developer log in to see): https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/marketing/index.html So in your specific case, it doesn't matter... you can create an image of your app running on an iPhone or iPad, and Apple are OK with that. |
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