Can you use PowerPoint clip art in a presentation you are going to sell?
I’m producing a series of educational presentations using powerpoint that I’m planning to sell via my own website. Are there any copyright issues with using the clip art within powerpoint. I believe these images are not copyright protected but wanted to be sure.
Thanks
Why not? If you’re getting it off the web, you should be OK
What you should do is read your end user license agreement before selling your presentations. There may a clause in there that prevents you from re-selling presentations containing clip art.
You can however, purchase royalty free images from a variety of online sources that will give you a license to do so. Please note that web images are also copyright, so downloading off the web does not exclude you from any licenses or copyright.
Bottom line – make sure that you have read your licenses, that you understand them, and that you have the correct licenses that permit you to re-sell.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
Hi,
The clip art that comes with Microsoft Office and from the Microsoft web site can be used and distributed in a PowerPoint presentation that you sell, but you can not sell the clip art itself.
Clip art you obtain from other sources will have license rules that apply specifically to each source, so you’ll have to know the clip art source and the individual policies.
-Jim