Question

Is there no copyright issues with all of these Owls people are making? Trademarks are trademarks, how is it legal because i am sure that permission has not been achieved.

Answer 1

well preetha knows about it and she never told us to stop. in fact, she's encouraged us :] also, it's not like we're selling them and making a profit?

Answer 2

You do not have to sell and make profit to break copyright and trademark laws though.

Answer 3

as i look at it, it's fanart. and millions of people do fanart and i'm not aware of anyone getting in legal trouble over it?? (i might be wrong, idk) and we've got the permission of preetha, so i think all's ok

Answer 4

Fanart is fan art which is legal...but they do not keep the credit, unlike how people do it on here when they keep all the credit.

Answer 5

a lot of people sign their fan art and sean told me it was a good idea to do so. so whenever i give out an owl, there's a small "signature" in the corner, hardly noticeable, and all it says is "~Ari <3"

i use the os owl as a template and then completely change it with gimp by drawing stuff in. it's the same shape, so that's all openstudy's. i'm not gonna take credit for that

Answer 6

i am talking about the designs used...like spiderman, spongebob

Answer 7

fan art! everyone knows the characters, that's why they're recognizable. idk what to say here??

Answer 8

The credit is not given to whom the credit is deserved! WHo gets the credit for spiderman?! Spongebob?! Anything else fallen under trademarks!

Answer 9

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memz3v3ulZ1r4wepx.jpg

Answer 10

i cannot view tumblr

Answer 11

@Nachos 0.o

Answer 12

when you look at fan art, they don't list every single credit! would you like it if i put "~marvel" under my name?? everyone knows it's based off a comic?!

Answer 13

And those fan arts are breaking Copyright and Trademark laws! Just because it is inferred knowledge does not make it legal

Answer 14

so what do you want me to do. what's the point in this

Answer 15

Kegan, ʘ‿ʘ Just shut up. Ari is right.

Answer 16

@Nachos 0.o

Answer 17

i was simply asking. just try and give credit to the original authors. i do not want to see this site go under a lawsuit because of broken trademarks and copyrights

Answer 18

The original author is her.. .-. She created it.

Answer 19

people know i didn't come up with the idea and costume of spiderman..

Answer 20

Inferred knowledge is not official credit. I am trying to help

Answer 21

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ You don't make sense.
I can look at that and say "Oh, cool, she used Marvel's Spiderman"

Answer 22

Nachos...your stupidity on what i am saying is intolerable. If you know nothing say nothing.

Answer 23

It's not like Stan Lee is gonna make an account and say "Ari, I'm suing you for using my character without credit" because he can't~

Answer 24

He absolutely can under federal trademark laws!

Answer 25

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
No.

Answer 26

again, what would you like me to do

Answer 27

I'm not being rude omfg. Mods give false warnings. Way to keep the site clean.

Answer 28

He has every right to sue over his own property being used without credit! Just like a music artist can sue anyone who illegally downloads their music

Answer 29

Nachos, if you can't be nice, don't comment.

Answer 30

I am being nice. Get out~

Answer 31

Nachos...leave the thread, you are not contributing, just wasting space

Answer 32

I am contributing, because I make fan art all the time, so I'd know.

Answer 33

DO you give proper credit? Because if not you can be submitted to legal involvement. I am not saying they have to stop. Just give credit to where credit is due.

Answer 34

=_=
Have you ever made fan art before?

Answer 35

kegan what do you want me to do

Answer 36

Just give credit. I would hate to see you all be submitted to legal review and possible lawsuits.

Answer 37

That is all i am saying. You do not have to stop, just follow proper laws. They can legally have this site shut down if they wanted to because of trademark laws.

Answer 38

There's no one to give credit to except Stan Lee and that's basically pointless because we all know who originally created Spider Man.

Answer 39

Never underestimate the unpredictability of stupidity. Nachos you know nothing of this topic, you HAVE to give credit to Stan Lee because he came up with the idea!

Answer 40

When I made fan art for a friend, I didn't have to credit the original because everyone knew what it was based off.

Answer 41

Not the owl idea, but the fill ins used. NACHOS! Please read about inferred knowledge not being official credit.

Answer 42

You obviously totally missed what I said.

Answer 43

so did you...you missed the entire point of this thread

Answer 44

Lol not at all

Answer 45

So what is my point?

Answer 46

That we need to credit people because just knowing who originally created the character isn't enough.
Could probably do with rewording that, but Idgaf

Answer 47

So why are you so opposed to credit? Just wondering, please enlighten me on this.

Answer 48

fill ins? i drew all that stuff in? i didn't use a picture of spiderman. i used the paintbrush tool and drew it in.

Answer 49

fill in does not mean only copy paste, but anything used to fill in a template

Answer 50

I'm not opposed to crediting the person. But, like I said, there really is no point in doing it because we all know.

Answer 51

Inferred knowledge does not take you fair in legal issues. Just like saying i thought the blinker was on when that car had to shoulder into the embankment. How would the police look at that? You ran someone off the road. Same can be said here. Inferred knowledge - "Well they know who it is" official credit takes precedence over inferred knowledge.

Answer 52

pretty much it is plagiarism

Answer 53

You're overlooking what I'm saying ffs.

Answer 54

Guys drop the topic.

Answer 55

So what are you saying? That there is no point in credit when i know who's it is?

Answer 56

Mod said drop it, and I usually don't care what mods say, but I'll listen for once.

Answer 57

@Hartnn it is closed 0.o now we are just discussing

Answer 58

please don't ?
on my request ?

Answer 59

Very well :)

Answer 60

Thank you :)
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Answer 61

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