Is tarot card copyrighted?

In short, any published tarot card is protected intellectual property, and using that card in any manner, except personal readings for yourself and friends and family, may infringe on the creator’s rights.

Can you use printed Tarot cards?

If you do it just on paper, they will be difficult to handle and use. Also, if you are printing off and colouring a Rider-Waite deck that’s once thing (since it’s not under copyright) but something like Deviant Moon Tarot or Shadowscapes Tarot IS under copyright and printing the images off would be theft.

How do I copyright my tarot cards?

How to Register a U.S. Copyright

1. Complete and submit the correct form. Registration of a card game is obtained by submitting to the Copyright Office one of these forms:
2. Pay the required filing fee.
3. Submit deposit material.
4. Place a copyright notice on your game.

What size are Rider Waite Tarot cards?

approximately 7cm x 12cm
With descriptive pictures on the 56 minor Arcana cards, the Rider-Waite deck digressed from the tradition of tarot decks used for centuries and set the standard for nearly every tarot deck published. Card size approximately 7cm x 12cm.

What is the Rider-Waite tarot deck?

The Rider-Waite tarot deck, also known as the Rider-Waite-Smith deck to honor illustrator Pamela Colman Smith, is cited by many as the most popular tarot deck in the English-speaking world. Most of the popular tarot decks around today reference, or pay homage to, its designs and structure.

Is the RWS the only official Tarot deck?

It is not the only Tarot deck; there is no ‘official’ deck. Anyone can draw their own visualization of these cards, which have been in use for centuries. However, the RWS deck is the best selling and most recognizable Tarot deck.

What are tarot cards and how do they work?

Tarot cards are, therefore, a collection of “mysteries” that make the foundation and explain our world. The 22 cards in the Major Arcana are the center of the deck. Each of these cards represents some common aspects of human experience. Major cards are special because they open up complex and deep reactions.

Is the Rider-Waite deck of cards in the public domain?

Here in the United States, we do things differently, but any works published before 1923 are in the public domain, which in theory includes the Rider-Waite deck, originally published in 1909.