Quote - Found this browsing tonight and doing some research:

Although copyright is largely a gray area in the tattoo industry, there is one area in which copyrights are very clear, and that is the case of tattoo flash. Tattoo flash are printed designs which can be turned into stencils for rapid tattooing, and they are owned by the people who create them. Tattoo flash can be sold, just like other copyrighted items such as books, and they can also be transferred between owners. The fee paid for the flash is also presumed to be a license for using the flash in tattooing. However, someone cannot make copies of tattoo flash and distribute or sell them, as this would violate the copyright holder's rights.

And frankly I don't care who wrote this. Using someone elses designs, whether it's tattoo falsh or a tattoo designed and done by Joe the Tattoo Artist down the street, It's a violation of copyright to use someo elses design without permission. Period.

Trust me...just spend the 12 bucks and get a book with royalty free stuff in it and do yourself a favor.

Laurie