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Can I modify a figure of someone else's dissertation and use the modified picture in my dissertation? Or might this be a problem regarding the copyright? Of course I would cite the source which I got the picture from in the form: Picture_X (Own figure based on [Mr. X, 2020])

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    What sort of modification? Different data? Different formatting? Those are not the same thing.
    – Buffy
    Commented Feb 18, 2020 at 13:51
  • Well it is a picture of a building that contains several devices (dishwasher, tumble dryer, air conditioner etc.). I would like to replace one of the devices by another one that I have drawn on my own because it fits better to my topic
    – Question_Master
    Commented Feb 18, 2020 at 13:58
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    Better to use the "concept" behind the figure and create your own from scratch.
    – Buffy
    Commented Feb 18, 2020 at 14:05
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    You could also contact the author directly to see where they got the image. If it's in the public domain, you can do whatever you want.
    – user108403
    Commented Feb 18, 2020 at 14:17
  • Thanks for the answers. I think the author created the image by himself, so it is not public domain.
    – Question_Master
    Commented Feb 18, 2020 at 15:12

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