Angela,

I’m helping a friend assemble a baseball book and he wants to include photos of Topps Baseball cards and note that they are “From the collection of…..” Is this legal under copyright laws?

Thank you

Hi George,

Baseball cards receive the same copyright protection as other creative works.

Please see:

When Do Trading Cards Enter the Public Domain?

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