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I am building a Free for use, Open source ReactJs/Native web application that expedites the casting of Harrowing, Greater Harrowing, and allows remote play Harrow reading. Right now it is in development and I am using playing cards as the Harrow card Images. I have the Spells mechanically working and will be hammering out the spreads this week.
My ask is, can I use the card art in an Open source Free for use project?
Here is the Community Use Policy which outlines what you can and can't do.
The short answer is no. The artwork you can use (subject to the various conditions of the license) is artwork that's in the Community Use Package, art that's been featured on the blog or that's been used to illustrate the web fiction.
The Community Use Package is here you'd need to get the Harrow cards listed here for what you want to do.
The answer is a bit squidgy even if you did manage to find the images on the blog, because the CUP is not compatible with open source licenses. The rights given to you under the CUP are non-transferrable, so anyone who wishes to host or modify your application would need to separately agree to the CUP and follow all of its terms, such as making an entry in the Community Use Registry. The non-commercial only nature is also incompatible with open source licenses.
What does this mean for your project?
1. You can still open source it, but you cannot include any of Paizo’s artwork obtained under the CUP in your source code repository. Or, if you do, you need to make it clear that the artwork is copyrighted by Paizo and used under the CUP and not covered as part of the open source license. Downstream users downloading the source code repository would need a separate agreement with Paizo in order to make use of the artwork, such as signing up and agreeing to the CUP themselves.
2. Your version of the app (i.e. hosted on your website) can include such images provided it complies with all terms of the CUP.
Oh, thanks. Better answer.
Cheers, skizzers.
PS - spellcheck does not do well with “skizzerz”)