stories like Naruto and Bleach Manga have a lot of characters. can/ are the characters copyrighted? are graphic novels/ comic characters able to be copyrighted?
2007-12-01 04:38:38 · 5 answers · asked by Teckito 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Anything drawn/painted/animated by artists or studios automatically becomes 'copyrighted' soon as it hits the public's eye.
Some studios/artists don't mind fans making use of the characters, but the rights belong to the studio/artists, not to the people using the characters for fun. So the average person can't do a bunch of drawings and put them on t-shirts or mugs to sell. That'll get you a letter from a lawyer really fast!
2007-12-01 10:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by hudsongray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
major studios also trademark their cartoon characters, which gives additional protection from "look alike" imitations and similar commercial rip-offs.
2007-12-04 14:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea
2007-12-01 06:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by :D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. absolutely,
2007-12-01 04:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure would hope so.
2007-12-01 04:47:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋