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--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on January 31, 2004, 08:48:43 am --- --- Quote from: RandyT on January 26, 2004, 11:52:44 pm ---On the other hand, if it was an original character inspired by that character it's quite a different story. In other words, if you draw an Ape of your own creation, holding a damsel of your own creation, staring at a short guy with a bushy moustache of your own creation, I believe most would consider this an inspired but original work, so long as you don't put a big "DK" or "M" on there. After all, the giant ape/damsel in distress concept was inspired by King Kong and possibly Mighty Joe Young originally, so..... --- End quote --- Tell that to the guy that wrote "The Wind Dun Gone" (parody of Gone With the Wind) now being sued by Margaret Mitchell's estate. --- End quote --- If that is truly a parody it's doubtful that it will go far, as parodies appear under copyright law to be a specifically protected form of speech. If you couldn't do parodies, MAD Magazine wouldn't have existed. But this is a good thing to look at. As one can sue another for nearly any reason, just or unjust, it is all the more reason to err to the side of caution. RandyT |
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