Profile for MaxMitchell - What's the scoop on copywritten material?

MaxMitchell aka Max Mitchell has been a member since June 5, 2005, has scored 827 submissions, giving an average score of 2.26.

Jun 19 '05 by MaxMitchell

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What's the scoop on copywritten material?

So I know that in the subs guide it says that a sub will get regected if it uses copywritten material on it.

I understand if a sub slips by cause it uses some really obscure picture or piece of art or something that not everyone would be aware of.

but YODA?

http://www.threadless.com/submission/43743/Yoda:_My_Favoritest_Shortie.

come on.

why would this be accepted?

lostallsympathy on Jun 19 '05 at 4:17pm

well um....Dark Side of the Garden got Printed, and im pretty sure that VAder is copyrighted, and they didnt obscure anything about his image.

dantomlin on Jun 19 '05 at 4:37pm

I think its basically if you take something (a tshirt design for example) and copy it exactly that its copywritten, I mean. Theres TONS of tshirts that are 'similar' or even have the same thing as other shirts just done slightly different.

H Magoria on Jun 19 '05 at 6:27pm

I'm not really sure what the deal is...I submitted a design of Kermit the Frog wearing an apron that said I <3 pig, a chef hat, and cooking bacon in a skillet...and it got declined. I thought I was taking a character and putting it in a situation it had never been seen in before and in that way avoiding copyright issues...similar to Dark Side of the Garden.

But who knows...maybe there's an image of Kermit somewhere out there that looks exactly like that.

MaxMitchell on Jun 19 '05 at 8:35pm

can we get an official take on this? anybody? anybody?

gadg3tg1rl on Jun 19 '05 at 9:27pm

Do you really think copyright lawyers surf threadless?

Pifman on Jun 19 '05 at 10:52pm

Well I've got a future sumbission that's borderline copywrite material, so I'd like to know the answer too. I really don't think that it's any more "official" than Dark Side of the Garden. An official take on this would be great, cuz it's my favorite design so far.

Pifman on Jun 20 '05 at 8:35am

Still no word eh?

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