[WikiEN-l] Is it true...

[Puppy]

Heh, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were new to WP. Don't you know 
"insane" is par for the course for some of our contributors?

The Cunctator wrote:
> This is insane. Noone would EVER EVER EVER consider this a copyright
> violation.
>
> On 12/21/06, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On 12/21/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:54:03 -0500, "James Hare"
>>> <messedrocker at gmail.com> 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 am honestly
>>> confused here.  What about, say, a painting of an aircraft?  Is that
>>> unfree by virtue of the manufacturer's rights, or the airline's logo?
>>>       
>> It could be under some conditions and depending on the country it is in.
>>
>>     
>>> I have a friend who is a commercial artist, that is not an idle
>>> question.
>>>       
>> If they want legal advice they should talk to a lawyer.
>>
>> --
>> geni
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