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Would I need to seek permission from a publisher if a book/cover is part of a picture that is being included in my picture book?  Context:  I am self-publishing using altered digital images.  One image shows the cover of a published picture book on someone's lap (the character is reading the book). 
#1 - September 07, 2020, 11:10 AM

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I'm not sure about the picture book publisher (probably not, but please verify) but who owns the copyrights on the digital images you altered? 
#2 - September 07, 2020, 06:47 PM

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Verify, meaning contact the publisher to ask the question?
The digital images are my own. 
#3 - September 07, 2020, 06:52 PM

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I was thinking the ask a lawyer board. 
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