xzero4812 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Artist DJKopet, is selling various items of megaman depicted as a tron character. itmes are being sold for a limited time on riptapparel.com. amazing work if your interested in megaman or even tron its something dont wanna pass up items include tshirt hoodie coasters headphones laptop case http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/02/28/mega-man-tron-mash-up-shirt-available-for-a-limited-time.aspx https://www.riptapparel.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyperiorx Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 They look nice but isn't this illegal? I mean, two of biggest franchises sold together without no rights. You know what? I'm ordering something from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 They look nice but isn't this illegal? I mean, two of biggest franchises sold together without no rights. You know what? I'm ordering something from it. lol thats y you should act fast edit: you can find more of this artists work on his website http://www.redbubble.com/people/djkopet/shop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasaDeBen Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Things like teefury do this all the time. I dont think its illegal. Designs cool but not for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Things like teefury do this all the time. I dont think its illegal. Designs cool but not for me It's a legal grey area, at least in the US. Technically, the artist doesn't own the rights to the character, so they aren't allowed to make money off of the character without permission from the company. However, the art itself likely wouldn't be considered illegal, because it's an original derivative work, which would be classified under the fair use laws. The company could sue and it would ultimately be up to the judge whether or not it's infringement of copyright or if it falls under the fair use laws. However, it would more than likely be classified as fair use because it's original artwork, and it would cost way more money for the company to hire lawyers than they would get from any profits the shirt made, even if the court ruled in the company's favor. Which is why you never really hear of companies suing artists for things like tee shirt designs. It's also free publicity for the company, so they generally don't care. As an artist, I did a bit of research into these laws, because I've created and sold fanart of copyrighted characters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) It's a legal grey area, at least in the US. Technically, the artist doesn't own the rights to the character, so they aren't allowed to make money off of the character without permission from the company. However, the art itself likely wouldn't be considered illegal, because it's an original derivative work, which would be classified under the fair use laws. The company could sue and it would ultimately be up to the judge whether or not it's infringement of copyright or if it falls under the fair use laws. However, it would more than likely be classified as fair use because it's original artwork, and it would cost way more money for the company to hire lawyers than they would get from any profits the shirt made, even if the court ruled in the company's favor. Which is why you never really hear of companies suing artists for things like tee shirt designs. It's also free publicity for the company, so they generally don't care. As an artist, I did a bit of research into these laws, because I've created and sold fanart of copyrighted characters. Exactly. Here is something my step-brother did. It was requested of him to do so he sold it but he couldn't mass produce this and try to sell it in stores (if that makes sense). And yes he is made out of scrabble pieces Edited March 1, 2014 by Dr_Mayus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Link and samus designs are avail now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightWing127 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Link and samus designs are avail now Those look pretty damn awesome, I may have to order one of them. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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