Anyone out there knowledgeable on copyright law? I would be selling these stickers and badges, but would not edit the copyrighted material in any way. I know very little about copyright legislation, but even to me it sounds unlikely. Are there any loopholes or legitimate ways to produce these badges/stickers??
2007-07-19 12:59:41 · 4 answers · asked by fozzie.josh 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Anyone out there knowledgeable on copyright law? I would be selling these stickers and badges, but would not edit the copyrighted material in any way. I know very little about copyright legislation, but even to me it sounds unlikely. Are there any loopholes or legitimate ways to produce these badges/stickers??
(EDIT - The sales will be within a school and all profit will go to school funds, although I doubt this changes much)
2007-07-19 13:30:39 · update #1
No. Whether the items are copyrighted or not you can not use their likeness for anything without permission.
2007-07-19 13:04:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The selling it is the problem, yes it would be illegal if it's copyrighted material and you don't have the ok to do that.
2007-07-19 13:05:49 · answer #2 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's trademark law -- not copyright law.
And no, other than limited (personal) use not-for-profit references, using the trademark name or logo of any company (sports team or otherwise) is generally trademark infringement.
2007-07-19 13:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose so. just as long as you don't sell them
2007-07-19 13:08:14 · answer #4 · answered by Adam S. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋