On 5/23/06, Philip Welch wikipedia@philwelch.net wrote:
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch
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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