ARTISTS & ITEM ADDERS
Artists please check your items for copyrights, before you submit. This includes making things like Tabasco, Band-Aids, etc. These things are copyrighted, even though thats what everyone calls any kind of bandage/hot sauce, etc.
Item Adders Please check over items before you add them to the site, checking for the same problem. We can not have copyrighted things floating around the site without permission.
Posted by Keith
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DebiLee
Dreamsicle is an orange popsicle (also a registered trademark by the way) with a vanilla ice milk center, Creamsicle is an orange popsicle with a vanilla ice cream center. I'm fairly certain that it is because I was watching someone on tv who was selling a candle of that scent taking great pains to avoid that term.
Dreamsicle is copyrighted? I thought that's just what a orange-and-cream popsicle was called. I've never seen a company called dreamsicle. But sorry about that ^^
Keith
STAFF
Left a message with UPN and WB today (WB Owns seasons 1-5 of buffy, and UPN owns 6-7), since I had no idea which one would have hte actual copyright.
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That's what I was thinking since parodies are protected. How about making the hair darker and having Buffystijn? <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif border=0>
Dill
STAFF
If you've got permission, Keith, then that's probably okay. Calling 'em to confirm would be a good choice, though.
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<br>As for the other stuff ... yeah ... all copyrighted. You might be able to change the names and try passing them off as parodies. <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_dead.gif border=0>
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<br>As for the other stuff ... yeah ... all copyrighted. You might be able to change the names and try passing them off as parodies. <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_dead.gif border=0>
I don't know much about Constantine, but it's based on a comic book character, yes? If so, then that would also be a no-no, which was also mentioned by someone back at the time, I believe. However it might be able to be just minorly altered to Keith Constantine Plushie; I'm unsure on that.
Keith
STAFF
I'll call wind-up tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to (I joined their little fan-thing awhile ago and they told me that I can do anything I need to, to advertise Evanescence)
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Dill
STAFF
And actually, celebrity names and likenesses can't be used without a license. <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_dead.gif border=0> This is to avoid false endorsement.
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<br>So ... technically ... I think the Amy Lee stuff is illegal.
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<br>So ... technically ... I think the Amy Lee stuff is illegal.
Dill
STAFF
No, it's definitely a violation.
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<br>Yes, I brought up Band-Aids on the board about Tabasco. I didn't realize bandages were in the works at the time. <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_whatthe.gif border=0> Weird.
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<br>Actually, if any of you guys have any questions as to copyright-ed-ness ... feel free to mail me. I'm pretty good at the CYA stuff.
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<br>Yes, I brought up Band-Aids on the board about Tabasco. I didn't realize bandages were in the works at the time. <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_whatthe.gif border=0> Weird.
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<br>Actually, if any of you guys have any questions as to copyright-ed-ness ... feel free to mail me. I'm pretty good at the CYA stuff.
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Actually, technically, once a general product becomes well-known for that name (ie Xerox, Kleenex) Those companies cannot hold the copyright anymore. I'll have to re-check on that, but I think we're ok.
I was going to post about this on the Staff Board earlier, Band-Aids I knew was, and I think that Dreamsicle (as in taffy) might be, and Jello (as in Float) with the - removed is a bit close to Jell-O, which also is.
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. T_T I wont do it again, I thought taking the - out of Bandaid would be ok, because I thought it was just "Band-Aid" that was copywrighted.. -hides unders a rock- D: Sorry.
Keith
STAFF
Don't worry about it, I probally wouldn't have caught it if someone (mbif I think) hadn't mentioned band-aids specifically the other day <img src=/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif border=0>
Ugh. And both tabasco and the band-aids were my fault, seeing as I added them both. I had no clue band-aids were copyrighted...wtf. I've never heard of any different brands of band-aids other than just "band-aid". And then "band-aids with little patterns on them". x___x My bad, my bad... salaams
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<br>Tabasco sauce I should have known.
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<br>Tabasco sauce I should have known.