On 12/21/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG
<guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
"James Hare" wrote:
Case in point: Captain Jean-Luc Picard(r).
So a caricature of Picard would be forbidden? Really?
It might count as fair use under certain conditions. A painting of
Patrick Stewart would probably be a safer bet although there would be
other issues with things such as in the US at least the Right of
Publicity.
I believe Major League Baseball already lost that case to the rotisserie
leagues.
Ec