On May 22, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Stan Shebs wrote:
If the
artists references multiple photographs and produces an image
of Han Solo where Han is standing in a pose different from any of the
photographs, or in a different or neutral setting, then it's not a
derivative work of any one photograph.
*Still* not off the hook! The copyright covers any sort of
depiction of the character, irrespective of the mechanics of
production. For instance, a Han Solo action figure is not an
exact reproduction of any screenshot from the movie, but it
can only be legally sold under license from the moviemaker. Ditto
for 3D meshes and textures ending up in a Star Wars-themed video
game. As I said in another message, the pros at this are wise to
all kinds of trickery, and there is case law for a remarkable
variety of attempts to find loopholes.
Well, I guess that's that then. No images of Han Solo. (But images of
Harrison Ford are okay for [[Harrison Ford]]?)
--
Philip L. Welch
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Hi all,
Has anyone ever tried contacting Lucasfilm and seeing what they will allow
us to use?
After all, we are a top 20 website and we probably have the most Star Wars
related articles of any big site on the web. We are a non-profit
organisation and we don't provide material that directly competes with them.
If they told us what they are happy with and what they are not happy with
us, it would make life a whole lot easier for all concerned. Perhaps we
should look at identifying the rights holders for much of the so-called fair
use material we have and try contacting them.
Regards
Keith Old
Keith Old