Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Use of Paper Currency in Art

I have created collage works using pieces of paper currency - all *foreign* so far. Issue years range from the early 1900s to current. In many cases the bills are no longer in use or the issuing governments have since fallen. I use an entire bill and paint on top of it or I use a cut out piece of a bill to add to a large painting.

What are the limitations of use of paper currency that is, in particular, foreign (Middle Eastern, Latin American) and domestic (US $1 bill)?


Asked on 9/27/01, 3:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Koenen Koenen & Tokunaga, P.C.

Re: Use of Paper Currency in Art

This is not intellectual property. Go ahead and have fun.

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Answered on 11/13/01, 4:33 pm


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