Re: Using a Character for Profit. . . .

Subject: Re: Re: Using a Character for Profit. . . .

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: : Hello, would someone please help me? : : I like to draw fanart from various anime series like Sailor Moon and CardCaptor Sakura. I have never used the fanart pictures for profit, only as a tribute to the original artists' artwork and only privately to further my own drawing skills. Recently I got on Ebay and Yahoo! auctions and I discovered that people were selling fanart (hand drawn copies of original artwork) of Sailor Moon for money! One drawing went up to $50.00! : : I know that these drawings are unauthorized and they did not receive permission from Naoko Takeuchi (the artist)! Isn't it illegal? : Dear Linday, : It is probably a copyright infringement. It may or may not be actionable depending on the status of the copyright notice on the work and whether or not is registered. : The artist a looking for trouble whether or not they are stopped. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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