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Lately I have been approached by numerous people to airbrush some shirts with characters from movies. What are the things that I have to be careful, so that I do not violate any copyrights? I see so many artist replicating characters, I don't know what can and cannot be done.
Thank you, Tim Johnson
-------------------- Tim Johnson Murals and More Slidell LA
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Airbrush Action magazine has some great articles on copyright issues. I'm not sure if they have any available on-line, but I know I have a few back-issues that deal rather specifically with your question.
I will check thru my library, meanwhile, you might want to check-out Airbrush Action's website and see if you can do a search on copyright.
-------------------- Michael Clanton Clanton Graphics/ Blackberry 19 Studio 1933 Blackberry Conway AR 72034 501-505-6794 clantongraphics@yahoo.com
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it isn't the copyright you need to worry about... it is the Trademark. to avoid the copyright you only need to make Mickey's shoes blue and his ears a little smaller... that's why Disney trademarked the mouse. anything that reasonably looks like Mickey is Mickey. anything that looks like yellow arches is McDonalds. anything that looks like Coke is Coke... even if its a script "Cocain".
Disney probably wont chase you down if you do one or two mice. but if you have a website offering Mickey shirts you could be in trouble. OR, if you try to sell them in Orlando.
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