As a muralist, if I get asked to paint well known cartoon characters, scenes, etc., where do I stand regarding copyright infringement?
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As a muralist, if I get asked to paint well known cartoon characters, scenes, etc., where do I stand regarding copyright infringement?
Asked on April 27, 2012 under Business Law, Maryland
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The answer is, if you paint a scene from someone else's intellectual property (e.g. a famous scene, someone else's character), you are violating their copyright and/or trademark. The holder of the intellectual rights could potentially sue you for damages (i.e. monetary compensation) and/or for an order requiring destruction of the offending work. You cannot make sue of another's characters, artwork, scenes, etc. in your own work.
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