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CricketBeautiful
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21-07-2006 18:46
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CricketBeautiful
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I'd say using the art in any way, even just for personal use, without permission is not allowed. It's easy enough to email and ask. And if you can't find the artist, either ask the ML (someone will know) or find another piece.
The one in question, he even removed the Jason's signature. Definitely over the line.
Yes, if you put something up you may lose effective control, and you have to weigh the risks of that happening if you do put stuff up, but it's still wrong to take advantage of it.
And then there's Tatsunoko's opinion, of which I'm totally ignorant. I'm pretty sure, though, that at ComicCon, the default is you may make small amounts of money off fanart, but you must indicate that the Tatsunoko (or whoever) owns the characters/copyright. So far, Tatsunoko and Sandy Frank have been pretty lenient.
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24-07-2006 17:25
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Elvin Ruler
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Tatsunoko and Sandy Frank are probably some of the most lenient companies, whether through actual opinion or nonaction. And I definitely agree that nonpermissed use is wrong. The problem is that the actual "LAW" is more lenient towards personal use. (Which, btw, is not what the person is doing on ebay. What he is doing is considered illegal, if hard to enforce.)
It's also wrong to take stuff that isn't yours, whether or not it's free. For example, some knitting patterns my mom uses were free. However, the rules are that she cannot sell the pattern to others. She can give the pattern away (with the same stipulations), but she cannot sell it. There are also patterns that she has that were free, but she can't sell the end product (other free patterns allow it). If she broke the rules, it would be hard for anyone to take legal action, but it would still be wrong.
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25-07-2006 00:02
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