I want to purchase or get approval to use one item of microsoft online clip art in a commercial venture of mine. I am a registered user. Can anyone tell me who to contact in this regard. Thank you, John
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I can't say that I've ever seen a definitive answer to this question.
The following article may be worth a look.
Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/permissions/default.mspx
Here's an excerpt from the MS Publisher 2007
License:
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Media Elements and Templates. You may copy
and use images, clip art, animations, sounds, music,
shapes, video clips and templates provided with the
software and identified for such use in documents
and projects that you create. You may distribute those
documents and projects non-commercially. If you
wish to use these media elements or templates for
any other purpose, go to
www.microsoft.com/permission
to learn whether that use is allowed.
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Some of the 3rd party providers are listed under Parter Sites...
maybe you could contact one or more of them for some info:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
John Inzer - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience