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Classic rock album covers

Is it illegal to make copies of album covers and sell as art? I have made some really cool wall art ( I dont know what else to call it ) and my friends always want me to do their favorite old lps for them to put in their home, listening rooms and even their offices.

Is there such a thing as free domain after a period of years? Are most of these people even alive ( remember it was mostly the 70's) or does it go back to the evil empires ...the record lables. Would this infringe on copywrite laws?

I have a 60k color printer and access to all paper stocks for a really impressive look ...

Give me some advice

Kelton
kelton

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treyhoss
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Phil Hartmann also did album covers for America. I saw him on a talk show one time speaking about doing the cover to "America's Greatest Hits". I pulled out the CD and sure as H**L there is his name!

One of my favorite covers was always The Moody Blues' "In Search of the Lost Chord" which had this "birth/death" theme and their album "A Question of Balance" - great cover art! I ALWAYS wanted to get these into poster form!!!
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