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Can you sell Spiderman art?
No. Making fanart is illegal copyright infringement. That said, it is up to the copyright owner to enforce their copyright.
Can you sell superhero art?
The answer is, if you are creating fan art whether for profit or not, any copyrighted character or use of trademark in a description or title without prior written consent from the copyright owner, then selling fan art is illegal but making fan art is not illegal.
Can I sell Marvel artwork?
Technically speaking, there’s nothing illegal in the US about making and selling fan art because copyright isn’t enforced criminally. Rather, copyright owners enforce their rights by suing infringers in federal civil court.
Can you sell character designs?
You can make a lot of money from licensing and selling your character designs. Character licensing is a huge worldwide business.
Can I draw a cartoon and sell it?
Any commercial use of a copyrighted cartoon character without permission of the copyright holder is a violation of law. This includes the sale of any drawings or art works, either by themselves or in some other form such as on a T-shirt, team logo, advertisement, billboard, or promotional design.
Are movie characters protected by copyright law?
Famous franchise movie characters, like Rambo, Snake Plisskin, and RoboCop, are protected by copyright law because of the copyright in the film and script, but only to the extent of the creative expression by the author.
Can You copyright a video game character?
Copyright in Characters: This line can get pretty blurry, especially in the context of written stories since there often isn’t a visual element and the author must describe the character with sufficient originality. For video games though, the unique expression is the actual visual character created by the artist.
Is it legal to sell fan art at conventions?
One-of-a-kind, original drawings and paintings are legal. Since everyone does it, copyright holders must not care. If I only sell fan art at conventions, and not online or in stores, it is okay.
Does copyright law protect RoboCop?
As I said earlier, copyright law does not protect stock characters. Consequently, any use of a gun-toting cyborg won’t be considered copyright infringement of RoboCop until that cyborg looks and acts like RoboCop. Also, names alone do not have copyright protection.
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