[WikiEN-l] Getting rid of bad fair use

[Philip Welch]

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