tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16462573.post6418369217458409226..comments2023-09-29T07:49:22.724-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: Great drawings on dude-a-day...and copyright?Aaron DaMommiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16065877179875338395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16462573.post-72376659835038032752009-02-04T14:00:00.000-06:002009-02-04T14:00:00.000-06:00David, I'm glad you mentioned parody, I'd forgotte...David, I'm glad you mentioned parody, I'd forgotten all about that aspect of fair use. <BR/><BR/>I worked for a company that did a t-shirt with a Star Wars takeoff on it. I think that was fine until we got bought by a company with deep pockets. A big company can't take those kinds of risks. :)Aaron DaMommiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065877179875338395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16462573.post-34071554908935144542009-02-02T20:06:00.000-06:002009-02-02T20:06:00.000-06:00I figure MAD Magazine has probably caricatured tho...I figure MAD Magazine has probably caricatured thousands of recognizable characters during their run (http://www.dccomics.com/mad/).<BR/><BR/>So this guy is probably safe, particularly if he isn't making any money off of his drawings of these characters. If he tries selling t-shirts with obvious caricatures on them, it might be an issue.Doug Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554340882842070748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16462573.post-87132207203929539042009-02-02T08:33:00.000-06:002009-02-02T08:33:00.000-06:00I'm sure that would qualify as parody and so fall ...I'm sure that would qualify as parody and so fall within fair use. The problem however is that if the copyright holder decided to challenge him, he would have to spend more money that he probably has (and certainly that it is worth to him) to protect what should be his right.Outishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317743079275119899noreply@blogger.com