Colin
30th June 2004, 13:33
Are there any forum members who know much about copyright with regards to images?
I have been given lots of advice but no 2 people seem to agree! I have tried looking at information on the web and ended up with a headache and even more confused.
Given that I paint murals for kids I get lots of requests for Disney characters. I personally feel that I do not harm Disney by doing them, but I am pretty sure that I should seek permissions from Walt and his minions. I know for a fact that the majority of my competitors do Disney stuff without permission, but I don't want to break the law, so do I need to get permission or not, and if I do, do Disney grant it?
I am on the verge of contacting Disney - I have a name and fax number to contact, but I am worried about setting myself up to either be sued by Disney or put myself at a disadvantage in comparison with my less scrupulous competitors.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
I have been given lots of advice but no 2 people seem to agree! I have tried looking at information on the web and ended up with a headache and even more confused.
Given that I paint murals for kids I get lots of requests for Disney characters. I personally feel that I do not harm Disney by doing them, but I am pretty sure that I should seek permissions from Walt and his minions. I know for a fact that the majority of my competitors do Disney stuff without permission, but I don't want to break the law, so do I need to get permission or not, and if I do, do Disney grant it?
I am on the verge of contacting Disney - I have a name and fax number to contact, but I am worried about setting myself up to either be sued by Disney or put myself at a disadvantage in comparison with my less scrupulous competitors.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.